1) On Jan. 1, 2014, Westerfeld Company placed into service a machine that had an acquisition cost of $70,000, a salvage value of $8,000, and an estimated useful life of 5 years. On Jan. 1, 2017, Westerfeld revised the estimated useful life of the machine to 7 years. How much annual depreciation expense should Westerfield recognize for 2017, using straight-line depreciation?

2) A PP&E asset with a cost of $300,000 and accumulated depreciation of $285,000 is sold for $35,000. What is the gain or loss on disposal that the company should record?