The company should recognize a loss on the sale of the plant asset in the amount of $145000 ($588000 - $169000 - $294000). This is because the selling price is less than the book value of the asset
Step 1: Calculate the book value of the plant asset before the sale.
Book value = Original cost - Accumulated depreciation
Book value = $588,000 - $294,000
Book value = $294,000
Step 2: Calculate the gain or loss on the sale of the plant asset.
Gain or loss = Selling price - Book value
Gain or loss = $169,000 - $294,000
Gain or loss = -$125,000
The company should recognize a loss of $125,000 on the sale of the plant asset.
The following question is incomplete the complete question is as follows:
A company sells a plant asset that originally cost $588,000 for $169,000 on December 31, 2022. The accumulated depreciation account had a balance of $294,000 after the current year's depreciation of $49,000 had been recorded. The company should recognize a: