On April 1, Piyush Company traded an old machine that originally cost $32,000 and had been depreciated $24,000 for a new machine that had a cash price of $40,000. Assuming that this transaction has commercial substance, a) Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange under the assumption that a $5,000 trade-in allowance was received and the balance was paid in cash. (4 marks) b) Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange under the assumption that instead of a $5,000 trade-in allowance, a $12,500 trade-in allowance was received and the balance was paid in cash.

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On April 1, Piyush Company traded an old machine that originally cost $32,000 and had been depreciated $24,000 for a new machine that had a cash price of $40,000. Assuming that this transaction has commercial substance, a) Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange under the assumption that a $5,000 trade-in allowance was received and the balance was paid in cash. (4 marks) b) Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange under the assumption that instead of a $5,000 trade-in allowance, a $12,500 trade-in allowance was received and the balance was paid in cash. 
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