A printing press priced at a fair market value of $471,700 is acquired in a transaction that has commercial substance by trading in a similar press and paying cash for the difference between the trade-in allowance and the price of the new press.
a. Assuming that the trade-in allowance is
$207,500, what is the amount of cash given?
$_______________
b. Assuming that the book value of the press
traded in is $186,800, what is the gain or loss on the
exchange?
_______________ $______________-
Answer | |
a |
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Fair market value | $ 471,700 |
Less: Trade-in allowance | $ 207,500 |
Amount of cash given | $ 264,200 |
b | |
Trade-in allowance | $ 207,500 |
Less: Book value of the press | $ 186,800 |
Gain on exchange | $ 20,700 |
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