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A company purchased equipment valued at $66,000. It traded in old equipment for a $9,000 trade-in allowance and the company paid $57,000 cash with the trade-in. The old equipment cost $44,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $36,000. This transaction has commercial substance. What is the recorded value of the new equipment?
What is E. $66,000.
Market value of new equipment $66,000
Cost of old machine $44,000
Accumulated depreciation (36,000)
Book Value of the old equipment $8,000
Plus cash paid in exchange 57,000 65,000
Gain on exchange $1,000
Since the transaction has commercial substance, the $1,000 gain is recognized and the new machine is recorded at its market value of $66,000.