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The Harvey Co. purchased a tooling machine on January 3, 2011 for $420,000. The machine was being amortized on the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of 10 years, with no residual value. At the beginning of 2018, the company paid $105,000 to overhaul the machine. As a result of this improvement, the company estimated that the useful life of the machine would be extended an additional five years (15 years total). Calculate the amount of the amortization expense to be recorded for the machine in 2018. Harvey Co. has a calendar year-end and adjusting entries are only made at year-end.

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