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A company purchased equipment valued at $259,000. It traded in old equipment for a $114,000 trade-in allowance and the company paid $145,000 cash with the trade-in. The old equipment cost $240,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $144,000. This transaction has commercial substance. What is the recorded value of the new equipment?Multiple Choice$114,000.$259,000.$145,000.$241,000.$96,000.

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A company purchased equipment valued at 259,000.Ittradedinoldequipmentfora259,000. It traded in old equipment for a 114,000 trade-in allowance and the company paid 145,000cashwiththetradein.Theoldequipmentcost145,000 cash with the trade-in. The old equipment cost 240,000 and had accumulated depreciation of 144,000.Thistransactionhascommercialsubstance.Whatistherecordedvalueofthenewequipment?MultipleChoice144,000. This transaction has commercial substance. What is the recorded value of the new equipment?Multiple Choice114,000.259,000.259,000.145,000.241,000.241,000.96,000.

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The recorded value of the new equipment is $259,000.

Here's the step-by-step calculation:

  1. The company traded in old equipment for a 114,000tradeinallowance.Thismeansthecompanyreceivedadiscountof114,000 trade-in allowance. This means the company received a discount of 114,000 on the new equipment.

  2. The company also paid $145,000 cash with the trade-in.

  3. To find the recorded value of the new equipment, you add the trade-in allowance and the cash paid. So, 114,000(tradeinallowance)+114,000 (trade-in allowance) + 145,000 (cash paid) = $259,000.

  4. Therefore, the recorded value of the new equipment is $259,000.

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