Question

On August 4, Armstrong Trucking, Inc., paid $4,500 to replace the engine in one of its trucks. Complete the necessary journal entry by selecting the account names from the drop-down menus and entering the dollar amounts in the debit or credit columns.

Answer 1

Answer:Trucks Dr 4,500

Cash Cr 4,500

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The journal entry is shown below:

Truck A/c Dr $4,500

To Cash A/c $4,500

(Being the truck is replaced for cash)

Since the truck is replaced so we debited the truck account and credited the cash account so that the correct posting can be done.

The replacement cost increase its useful life which is capitalized so we also debited the truck account