Champion Contractors completed the following transactions and events involving the purchase and operation of equipment in its business.

2017

Jan.		1		Paid $270,000 cash plus $10,800 in sales tax and $1,800 in transportation (FOB shipping point) for a new loader. The loader is estimated to have a four-year life and a $27,000 salvage value. Loader costs are recorded in the Equipment account.
Jan.		3		Paid $4,000 to enclose the cab and install air-conditioning in the loader to enable operations under harsher conditions. This increased the estimated salvage value of the loader by another $1,200.
Dec.		31		Recorded annual straight-line depreciation on the loader.

2018

Jan.		1		Paid $4,900 to overhaul the loaders engine, which increased the loaders estimated useful life by two years.
Feb.		17		Paid $1,225 to repair the loader after the operator backed it into a tree.
Dec.		31		Recorded annual straight-line depreciation on the loader.

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Prepare journal entries to record these transactions and events.