Aug 15* Vehicles (new truck) 38,000
Accumulated Depreciation: Vehicles (old truck) 18,000
Vehicles (old truck) 26,000
Gain on Disposal of Plant Assets 2,000
To record trade-in of old truck on new; trade-in
allowance exceeded book value by $2,000.
Loss on Trade-in of Plant Assets 3,500
Gains and losses on asset disposals do not affect gross profit because they are not part of
Unlike realized gains and losses on asset disposals, unrealized gains and losses on
An alternative for the Aug. 15 transaction is to assign a cost to the new vehicle of $39,000 and increase the gain to
Accumulated Depreciation: Office Equipment 21,800
Office Equipment 24,000
Scrapped office equipment; received no salvage value.
Notes Receivable 800,000
Accumulated Depreciation: Building 250,000
Land 50,000
Building 550,000
Gain on Sale of Plant Assets 550,000
Sold land and building for a $100,000 cash down-
payment and a 5-year, 9% note for the balance.