On January 2, 2017, Cancer Company purchased transportation equipment costing P2,400,000. The new asset has an estimated useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. Cancer Company depreciates this type of asset using the straight-line method. On January 2, 2019, Cancer determined that the machine has a useful life of 6 years from the date of acquisition with no salvage value. As a result of the change in the estimated useful life of the asset, what is the carrying amount of the transportation equipment as of December 31, 2019?

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