Question

Dodson Company traded in a manual pressing machine for an automated pressing machine and gave $8,000 cash. The old machine cost $93,000 and had a net book value of $71,000. The old machine had a fair market value of $60,000. Which of the following is the correct journal entry to record the exchange?

a. Equipment 68,000
Loss on Exchange 11,000
Accumulated Depreciation 22,000

Equipment 93,000
Cash 8,000

b. Equipment 68,000

Equipment 60,000
Cash 8,000

c. Cash 8,000
Equipment 60,000
Loss on Exchange 11,000
Accumulated Depreciation 22,000

Equipment 101,000

d. Equipment 123,000

Accumulated Depreciation 22,000
Equipment 93,000
Cash 8,000

Answer 1

a. Dr Equipment 68,000

Dr Loss on Exchange 11,000

Dr Accumulated Depreciation 22,000

Cr Equipment 93,000

Cr Cash 8,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Preparation of the correct journal entry to record the exchange

Based on the information given the correct journal entry to record the exchange will be

Dr Equipment 68,000

(60,000+8,000)

Dr Loss on Exchange 11,000

(71,000-60,000)

Dr Accumulated Depreciation 22,000

(93,000-71,000)

Cr Equipment 93,000

Cr Cash 8,000

(Being to record the exchange)