Mason Company purchased a new machine on January 1, 1991 for $33,000. At the time of acquisition,the machine was estimated to have a service life of ten years and a salvage value of $6,000. The company employs the straight-line depreciation method of calculating depreciation. The machine was sold for $4,000 cash on August 31, 1997. Calculate the amount of the loss recorded on the sale. Enter your answer as a number (i.e., 2,000). Do not use a minus sign, decimals, or type the word loss after your answer.