Reference no: EM132521964
Question - Gandalf Engineering had a large Ford delivery truck it traded in for a new Mack truck. The relevant information concerning the two trucks, on May 15, 2017, the date of exchange, follows:
Cost of old Ford truck $43,200
Accumulated depreciation of old Ford truck 33,700
List price of the new Mack truck 45,800
Trade-in allowance given on the exchange 13,900
Fair value of the old Ford truck 10,900
Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of the Mack truck using the Ford truck as a trade in. Gandalf paid the appropriate amount of cash for the remaining balance on the exchange.
If Gandalf had not offered the Ford truck as a trade-in, what amount should have been recognized on the purchase of the Mack truck?