Question

Marker Corp. exchanged an old truck for a piece of equipment and cash on January 1st 2019. The truck was purchased at a cost of $24,000 and accumulated depreciation at the time of the exchange is $17,000. As compensation for the truck, Marker received a piece of equipment with a fair value of $8,000 and $500 cash. How much gain would be recognized assuming this transaction DOES have commercial substance? Do not use dollar signs or decimals when inputting your answer.

Answer 1

There is a 1,500 gain

Step-by-step explanation:

we have commercial subtance so we can recognize gain/loss

these will be the numebrs of the transaction:

truck

purchase 24,000

acc depreciation 17, 000

book value 7, 000

equipment 8,000

cash 500

total 8,500

received - given up = gain/loss

8,500 - 7,000 = 1,500 gain

the journal entry would be

Equipment 8,000 debit

cash 500 debit

acc dep truck 17,000 debit

Truck 24,000 credit

gain on disposal 1,500 credit