Where Should the Normal Reaction Be in a Static Equilibrium Problem?

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I am working on this word problem, you can see from my attachment..
I want to make sure my body diagram is correct?
 
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  • Free-body diagram of a crowbar pivoting on a fulcrum, with weight W pointing down at the left end, normal force N pointing up at the fulcrum, and applied force F = 225 pointing down at the right end; lever arms labeled 0.05 m and 0.3 m, with 'Axis Of rotation' marked at the pivot.
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I think that the normal reaction N would be at the pivot.

The rest of the diagram is correct.
 

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