Irwin, Inc. constructed a machine at a total cost of $79 million. Construction was completed at the end of 2017 and the machine was placed in service at the beginning of 2018. The machine was being depreciated over a 10-year life using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method. The residual value is expected to be $2 million. At the beginning of 2021, Irwin decided to change to the straight-line method.   Ignoring income taxes, prepare the journal entry relating to the machine for 2021. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)

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Irwin, Inc. constructed a machine at a total cost of $79 million. Construction was completed at the end of 2017 and the machine was placed in service at the beginning of 2018. The machine was being depreciated over a 10-year life using the sum-of-the-years’-digits method. The residual value is expected to be $2 million. At the beginning of 2021, Irwin decided to change to the straight-line method.
 
Ignoring income taxes, prepare the journal entry relating to the machine for 2021. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place (i.e., 5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).)
  

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