Arca Salvage purchased equipment for $10,000. Arca recorded total depreciation of $8,000 on the equipment. Assume that Arca exchanged the old equipment for new​ equipment, paying $4,000 cash. The fair market value of the new equipment is $5,000. Journalize Arca's exchange of equipment. Assume this exchange has commercial substance.   ​ Let's begin by calculating the gain or loss on the exchange of equipment. ​(Enter a loss with a minus sign or​ parentheses.)   Market value of assets received     Less:     Book value of asset exchanged     Cash paid     Gain or (Loss)

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Arca Salvage
purchased equipment for
$10,000.
Arca
recorded total depreciation of
$8,000
on the equipment. Assume that
Arca
exchanged the old equipment for new​ equipment, paying
$4,000
cash. The fair market value of the new equipment is
$5,000.
Journalize
Arca's
exchange of equipment. Assume this exchange has commercial substance.
 
​ Let's begin by calculating the gain or loss on the exchange of equipment. ​(Enter a loss with a minus sign or​ parentheses.)
 
Market value of assets received
 
 
Less:
 
 
Book value of asset exchanged
 
 
Cash paid
 
 
Gain or (Loss)
 
 
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