Asset measurement Assume that Trader Joes, an organic food retailer in the United States, recently purchased a

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Asset measurement Assume that Trader Joe’s, an organic food retailer in the United States, recently purchased a new refrigeration system for its Chapel Hill, North Carolina, store. Trader Joe’s paid $1.3 million for the refrigeration unit and paid an additional $120,000 to modify the unit to meet its specific needs. Trader ice’s paid $55,000 for the transportation and installation of the unit, plus $48,000 for an annual insurance premium for the first year, which begins next month. Finally, assume that Trader Joe’s hired a refrigeration technician, who is charged with the maintenance of the unit; that technician’s annual salary is $80,000. How much should Trader Joe’s record as the acquisition cost of the refrigeration unit? Describe the treatment of any of the above amounts that you did not include in the acquisition cost of the unit.

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Financial Accounting an introduction to concepts, methods and uses

ISBN: 978-0324789003

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Authors: Clyde P. Stickney, Roman L. Weil, Katherine Schipper, Jennifer Francis

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