On July 1, Potts Delivery Services acquired a new truck with a list price (fair

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On July 1, Potts Delivery Services acquired a new truck with a list price (fair market value) of $80,000. Potts received a trade-in allowance of $15,000 on an old truck of similar type and paid cash of $65,000. The following information about the old truck is obtained from the account in the equipment ledger: cost, $60,000; accumulated depreciation on December 31, the end of the preceding fiscal year, $42,000; annual depreciation, $7,500. Assume the exchange has commercial substance. a. Journalize the entry to record the current depreciation of the old truck to the date of trade-in. b. Journalize the entry to record the transaction on July 1. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0".

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A) Accumulated depreciation + ( Annual depreciation / 2 ) = 42000 + ( 7500 / 2 ) = 45750 B) Remember one thing that I do not know how many blanks do you have on wileyplus or connect, but here is the answer to it. Truck 80000 Cash 65000 Old truck 15000 ---- simply write as truck if you are working on some online site.. Disposal entry in case you need it: Trade - off value 15000 Depreciation expense 45750 Cost 60000 Gain on disposal 750

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