Question: On Sep 1, 2017, General Assembly (GA) purchased for $980,000 an ANSONIA 7300 wide-corridor stacking modulator with the expectation that its economic life would be

On Sep 1, 2017, General Assembly (GA) purchased for $980,000 an ANSONIA 7300 wide-corridor stacking modulator with the expectation that its economic life would be exhausted at 2024 12 31 and that the unit’s salvage value would be $320,000. On 2020 11 01 GA exchanged the equipment for a 4-year, zero-coupon note with a face value of $900,000. GA recognized a loss of $16,100 on the transaction. GA uses SLN for depreciation and prorating for partial periods.

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Book the 12/31/2020 interest accrual for the note.

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