Exercise 10-23A (15 minutes)
1. Book value of the old tractor ($96,000 – $52,500) …………………….. $ 43,500
2. Loss on the exchange
Book value – Trade-in allowance ($43,500 – $29,000) ………….. $ 14,500
Alternatively, answers can be taken from the following journal entry:
Tractor (new)* …………………………………………………………………...
Loss on Exchange of Assets ……………………………………………...
Accumulated Depreciation–Tractor …………………………………….
Tractor (old) ……………………………………………………………….
Cash ………………………………………………………………………….
To record asset exchange. *($29,000 + $83,000)
Exercise 10-24A (25 minutes)
1. Sold for $18,250 cash
Cash …………………………………………………………..……….
Loss on Sale of Machinery …………………………..
Accumulated Depreciation—Machinery (old) ..……….
Machinery (old) ……………………………………….……….
To record cash sale of machine.
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)
Machinery (new)* ………………………………………………….
Accumulated Depreciation—Machinery (old) ..……….
Machinery (old) ……………………………………….……….
Cash** …………………………………………………….…
To record asset exchange.
*[$60,200 – ($25,000 – $19,375)] **($60,200 – $25,000)
3. $15,000 trade-in allowance is less than book value (yielding a loss)
Machinery (new) ………………………………………….……….
Loss on Exchange of Machinery ………………….……….
Accumulated Depreciation—Machinery (old) ..……….
Machinery (old) ……………………………………….……….
Cash* ……………………………………………………....
To record asset exchange. *($60,200 – $15,000)