Conover Corp. ordered a machine on January 1, 2017, at a purchase price of $30,000. On delivery, January 2, 2017, the company paid $8,000 on the machine and signed a note payable for the balance. On January 3, 2017, it paid $250 for freight on the machine. On January 5, Conover paid installation costs relating to the machine amounting to $1,500. On December 31, 2017 (the end of the accounting period), Conover recorded depreciation on the machine using the straight-line method with an estimated useful life of ten years and an estimated residual value of $2,750. 

Required: 

1. Indicate the effects (accounts, amounts, and + or −) of each transaction (on January 1, 2, 3, and 5) on the accounting equation. Use the following schedule: 

2. Compute the acquisition cost of the machine. 

3. Compute the depreciation expense to be reported for 2017. 

4. What should be the book value of the machine at the end of 2018?

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