In return for equipment with a fair worth of 150,000, Travis Co. chose to form a corporation and issue 5000 shares of ordinary stocks with a par value of P20 that trade at P25 on the stock market. Similar equipment was purchased by Travis Co. for $60,000 and is used similarly. The equipment has no salvage value and is depreciated over a 5-year period using the straight-line approach. How much does the first year's depreciation cost

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In return for equipment with a fair worth of 150,000, Travis Co. chose to form a corporation and issue 5000 shares of ordinary stocks with a par value of P20 that trade at P25 on the stock market. Similar equipment was purchased by Travis Co. for $60,000 and is used similarly. The equipment has no salvage value and is depreciated over a 5-year period using the straight-line approach. How much does the first year's depreciation cost? 

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