Exercise 8-23A (15 minutes)
1. Book value of the old tractor ($96,000 – $52,500)…..…..…....…..….$ 43,500
3. Debit to new Tractor account
Cash paid + Trade-in allowance ($83,000 + $29,000)……………$112,000
Alternatively, answers can be taken from the following journal entry:
Tractor (new)*…………………………………………………………….…..…. 112,000
Exercise 8-24A (25 minutes)
1. Sold for $18,250 cash
Jan. 2 Cash………………………………….………………………..…..…..18,250
Loss on Sale of Machinery……………...…..………..……..1,125
2. $25,000 trade-in allowance exceeds book value; but no gain is
recognized on an asset exchange that lacks commercial substance
($5,625 gain is ‘buried’ in the cost of the new machinery)
Jan. 2 Machinery (new)*……….………………………………..……….54,575
Accumulated Depreciation—Machinery (old)………….24,625
Machinery (old)………..…………..……………..…..…..…. 44,000
3. $15,000 trade-in allowance is less than book value (yielding a loss)
Jan. 2 Machinery (new)………………………………..………..…..…..60,200
Loss on Exchange of Machinery……………………………4,375