Question: Selected Item Attempt Preview Preview In Window Large Preview Entries for Trade of Fixed Asset On July 1, Twin Pines Co., a water distiller,

Selected Item Attempt Preview Preview In Window Large Preview Entries for Trade

Selected Item Attempt Preview Preview In Window Large Preview Entries for Trade of Fixed Asset On July 1, Twin Pines Co., a water distiller, acquired new bottling equipment with a list price (fair market value) of $698,000. Twin Pines received a trade-in allowance (fair market value) of $139,900 on the old equipment of a similar type and paid cash of $558,100. The following information about the old equipment is obtained from the account in the equipment ledger: cost, $465,000; accumulated depreciation on December 31, the end of the preceding fiscal year, $303,600; annual depreciation, $27,600. Assuming that the exchange has commercial substance. a. Journalize the entry to record the current depreciation of the old equipment to the date of trade- in. b. Journalize the entry to record the exchange transaction on July 1. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank..

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