Redding Transport trades in an old delivery truck for a new one, receiving a $25,000 trade-in allowance and paying the remaining $55,000 in cash. The old delivery truck had originally cost $75,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $35,000. 1. What is the book value of the old delivery truck at the time of exchange? 2. What is the loss on this asset exchange? 3. What amount should be recorded (debited) in the asset account for the new delivery truck?

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Willis Bus Service traded in a used bus for a new one. The original cost of the old bus was $52,000. Accumulated depreciation at the time of the trade-in amounted to $34,000. The new bus cost $67,000, but Willis was given a trade-in allowance of $10,000. a. What amount of cash did Willis have to pay to acquire the new bus? b. Compute the gain or loss on the disposal for financial reporting purposes. c. Explain how the gain or loss would be reported in the company's income statement. Solutions a. $57,000 ($67,000 less $10,000 trade-in allowance) b. Trade-in allowance Less: Book value ($52,000 - $34,000) Loss on trade-in $ 10,000 c. The $8,000 loss on trade-in is reported in Willis Bus Service's income statement following the amount of income from operations. (18,000) (8,000)

Monty Corp. exchanges old delivery equipment for new delivery equipment. The book value of the old delivery equipment is $37,200 (cost $67,200 less accumulated depreciation $30,000). Its fair value is $23,100, and cash of $6,000 is paid. Prepare the entry to record the exchange, assuming the transaction has commercial substance. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry isrequired,select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit