Question

Charm Co. owns a delivery truck with an original cost of $10,000 and accumulated depreciation of $7,000. Charm acquired a new truck by exchanging the old truck and paying $2,000 in cash. The new truck has a fair value of $5,000 at the time of the exchange. What amount of gain or loss should Charm recognize?

Answer 1

Answer:

no loss or gain should be recognized by the Charm

Explanation:

Given:

Original cost of the truck = $10,000

Accumulated depreciation of the truck = $7,000

Thus,

the value of the truck after depreciation = $10,000 - $7,000 = $3,000

The amount paid with the exchange of the truck = $2,000

Therefore, the total considerable amount paid for the new truck

= value of the truck after depreciation +  amount paid with the exchange

= $3,000 + $2,000

= $5,000

Also, the fair value of the truck  = $5,000

Since, the amount total considered amount paid by the charm co. for the new truck is equal to the fair value of the truck.

Hence, there no loss or gain should be recognized by the Charm