Abby Corporation acquired a new processing machine. Details of the acquisition are as follows: Invoice cost, terms, 5% discount if payment is made in 30 days. The company did pay within the discount period, P300,000, Cost of transporting the machine to the corporation's factory, P5,000. Cost of installation (which includes additional P2,000 incurred due to negligence of the workers), P11,000. The corporation's chief engineer spent one-fourth of his time during trial runs of the new machine, his monthly salary is P22,000. The company paid P1,000 for removing the old machine. (The old machine was sold for less than its book value.) At what amount should Abby Corporation capitalize the new processing machine

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Abby Corporation acquired a new processing machine. Details of the acquisition are as follows: Invoice cost, terms, 5% discount if payment is made in 30 days. The company did pay within the discount period, P300,000, Cost of transporting the machine to the corporation's factory, P5,000. Cost of installation (which includes additional P2,000 incurred due to negligence of the workers), P11,000. The corporation's chief engineer spent one-fourth of his time during trial runs of the new machine, his monthly salary is P22,000. The company paid P1,000 for removing the old machine. (The old machine was sold for less than its book value.) At what amount should Abby Corporation capitalize the new processing machine?

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