Equipment with a fair value of $600,000 and book value of $360,000 (cost $660,000 and accumulated depreciation $300,000) is exchanged for equipment with a fair value of $480,000 and $120,000 cash is received. The exchange lacked commercial substance.
The gain to be recognized from the exchange is
Group of answer choices
$240,000
$180,000
$48,000
$60,000
None of the other answers are correct
The correct answer is $ 240,000
Debit | Credit | |
New Asset | 4,80,000 | |
Cash | 1,20,000 | |
Accumulated Depreciation | 3,00,000 | |
Gain on Exchange (Bal. Figure) | 2,40,000 | |
Old Assets | 6,60,000 |
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