Fischer Construction purchased a used front-end loader for $42,000, terms 1/10, n/30, F.O.B. shipping point, freight collect. Fischer paid the freight charges of $405. One week after the machine was delivered, a check for $41,580 was sent to the seller. The loader required a new battery, which cost Fischer $225. Fischer also spent $360 to have the company name printed on the loader and $563 for one year’s insurance coverage on it. Fischer hired a new employee to operate it at a wage of $19 per hour; the employee spent one morning (four hours) practicing with the machine and went to work at a construction site that afternoon. Calculate the amount at which the front-end loader should be reported on the company’s balance sheet.

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Fischer Construction purchased a used front-end loader for $42,000, terms 1/10, n/30, F.O.B. shipping point, freight collect.
Fischer paid the freight charges of $405. One week after the machine was delivered, a check for $41,580 was sent to the seller.

The loader required a new battery, which cost Fischer $225. Fischer also spent $360 to have the company name printed
on the loader and $563 for one year’s insurance coverage on it. Fischer hired a new employee to operate it at a wage of $19 per hour;
the employee spent one morning (four hours) practicing with the machine and went to work at a construction site that afternoon.

Calculate the amount at which the front-end loader should be reported on the company’s balance sheet.

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