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On January 5, 2012, Mountain View Company purchased construction equipment for $698,400, with a useful life of six years and an estimated salvage value of $87,000. The company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. On July 3, 2016, this equipment was traded for new similar construction equipment that has a value of $800,000. The company paid $595,000 in cash and was given a trade-in allowance of $205,000 for the old equipment.
Prepare the general journal entries needed on July 3, 2016, to record the trade-in.
Please do not copy from Chegg otherwise I have to report the answer. Explain the answer thoroughly by showing each step of the calculation.
Date | Account Titles and Explanation | Debit | Credit |
3-Jul-16 | Equipment (new) | $ 800,000.00 | |
Accumulated Depreciation- Equipment (old) | $ 407,400.00 | ||
Loss on Disposal | $ 86,000.00 | ||
Equipment (Old) | $ 698,400.00 | ||
Cash | $ 595,000.00 | ||
To Record Purchase of new equipment and trade _in of old equipment | |||
Cost of old equipment | $ 698,400.00 | ||
Accumulated Depreciation = ($684,000 - 87000)/6 x 3.5 yrs | $ (407,400.00) | ||
Carrying Amount | $ 291,000.00 | ||
Trade in Allowance | $ 205,000.00 | ||
Loss on Sale | $ 86,000.00 |