Farmacy Stuff bought a patent for a great medical cure for $15,000 on May 1, 2014. The patent has a remaining life of 5 years and will be amortized using the straight-line method. Farmacy closes its books on December 31. Calculate the amount of amortization expense on the intangible asset for 2015 (round to nearest dollar; do not use "$" or commas in your answer)

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Farmacy Stuff bought a patent for a great medical cure for $15,000 on May 1, 2014. The patent has a remaining life of 5 years and will be amortized using the straight-line method. Farmacy closes its books on December 31.

Calculate the amount of amortization expense on the intangible asset for 2015 (round to nearest dollar; do not use "$" or commas in your answer)

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