A company purchased a new cooling system for $140,000 and received a trade-in allowance of $90,000 for its old cooling system, so the company paid $50,000 cash along with the trade-in. The old system originally cost $125,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $55,000. If the transaction has commercial substance, at what amount should the company record the new cooling system?
A company purchased a new cooling system for $140,000 and received a trade-in allowance of $90,000 for its old cooling system, so the company paid $50,000 cash along with the trade-in. The old system originally cost $125,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $55,000. If the transaction has commercial substance, at what amount should the company record the new cooling system?
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![A company purchased a new cooling system for $140,000 and received
a trade-in allowance of $90,000 for its old cooling system, so the
company paid $50,000 cash along with the trade-in. The old system
originally cost $125,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $55,000.
If the transaction has commercial substance, at what amount should
the company record the new cooling system?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa01bd02d-b76a-4461-a89b-9b67eb072aef%2Fade31d97-52b2-4b37-ab22-7b52edc5c3db%2Fv8tfeeq_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A company purchased a new cooling system for $140,000 and received
a trade-in allowance of $90,000 for its old cooling system, so the
company paid $50,000 cash along with the trade-in. The old system
originally cost $125,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $55,000.
If the transaction has commercial substance, at what amount should
the company record the new cooling system?
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