Question: During 2014, Global Packaging Plus Co. had the following transactions. Aug. 31 2014 Global traded-in furniture with a cost of $42,000 and accumulated depreciation of

During 2014, Global Packaging Plus Co. had the following transactions.
Aug. 31 2014 Global traded-in furniture with a cost of $42,000 and accumulated depreciation of $25,800 recorded in the accounting records on this date. Global paid $56,400 in cash for a computer system that was estimated to have a three-year life and a $19,200 residual value. The invoice for the exchange showed these items:
Price of the computer equipment ........................................................................ $ 74,400
Trade-in allowance granted on the furniture........................................................ (18,000)
Total paid in cash ................................................................................................ $ 56,400

Sept. 4 paid $11,760 for upgrades to the computer equipment, which increased the economic benefits flowing from the equipment.
Dec. 31 Recorded straight-line depreciation on the computer equipment to the nearest whole month. Round calculations to the nearest whole dollar.

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Prepare journal entries to record the transactions. Assume that the fair values were not known at the time of the exchange.

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