This year, Amy purchased $4,200 of equipment for use in her business. However, the machine was damaged in a trafficaccident while Amy was transporting the equipment to her business. Note that because Amy did not place the equipmentinto service during the year, she does not claim any depreciation or cost recovery expense for the equipment.a. After the accident, Amy had the choice of repairing the equipment for $2,690 or selling the equipment to a junk shop for $475. Amysold the equipment. What amount can Amy deduct for the loss of the equipment?Deductible amount

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