Jet Tool Company Ltd. paid $184,000 for equipment and a building with fair market values of $100,000 and $150,000, respectively. Jet Tool Company Ltd. should debit the equipment account for:

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The equipment account should be debited for $73,600, calculated based on the proportion of the equipment's fair market value ($100,000) to the total fair market value of both assets ($250,000), then applied to the total cost paid ($184,000). This gives ($100,000 / $250,000) * $184,000 = $73,600.