Exhibit 16-9 Selected MACRS Depreciation Percentages as Computed by the IRS (incorporates half-year convention; also incorporates recent modifications in the tax laws)

Year MACRS Property Class
3-year 5-year 7-year 10-year
1 33.33% 20.00% 14.29% 10.00%
2 44.45 32.00 24.49 18.00
3 14.81* 19.20 17.49 14.40
4 7.41 11.52* 12.49 11.52
5   11.52 8.93* 9.22
6   5.76 8.92 7.37
7     8.93 6.55*
8     4.46 6.55
9       6.56
10       6.55
11       3.28

*Denotes the year during which the depreciation method switches to the straight-line method.

Source: IRS Publication 946, entitled "How to Depreciate Property."