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Chapter 10: Q12BE. (page 532)

Slaton Corporation traded a used truck for a new truck. The used truck cost \(20,000 and has accumulated depreciation of \)17,000. The new truck is worth \(35,000. Slaton also made a cash payment of \)33,000. Prepare Slaton’s entry to record the exchange. (The exchange has commercial substance.)

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The new truck would be recorded at $35,000 with a loss on the exchange of $1,000.

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01

Computation of fair value of the old truck and gain/loss on exchange

Fairvalueoftheoldtruck=Fairvalueofthenewtruck-Cashpaid=$35,000-$33,000=$2,000


Gain/Lossonexchange=Fairvalueoftheoldtruck-Bookvalueofoldtruck=$2,000-($20,000-$17,000)=-$1,000

02

Journal entry

As the exchange has commercial substance, the loss would be recorded immediately.

Journal entry

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

New Truck

$35,000

Accumulated Depreciation

$17,000

Loss on exchange

$1,000

Old Truck

$20,000

Cash Paid

$33,000

Being an old truck exchanged for a new truck having commercial substance

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