Question 20 - A printer that cost $600 and has been owned for 2 years is traded in for a new one. Depreciation in the amount of $120 had been taken each year. The new printer has a fair market value of $1,250. A trade-in allowance of $400 is granted, and the balance is paid in cash. The transaction to enter the exchanges of these two assets would result in the recognition of   a gain of $40.   a loss of $40.   a gain of $200.   neither a gain nor a loss.

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Question 20 - A printer that cost $600 and has been owned for 2 years is traded in for a new one. Depreciation in the amount of $120 had been taken each year. The new printer has a fair market value of $1,250. A trade-in allowance of $400 is granted, and the balance is paid in cash. The transaction to enter the exchanges of these two assets would result in the recognition of

 

a gain of $40.

 

a loss of $40.

 

a gain of $200.

 

neither a gain nor a loss.

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