Please answer the following requirements a and b on these financial accounting question Bright stone Publishing acquires a new printing press priced at a fairmarket value of $350,000 in a transaction that has commercial substance.The company trades in a similar old press and pays cash for the differencebetween the trade-in allowance and the price of the new press.a) Assuming that the trade-in allowance is $120,000, what is the amount ofcash paid?b) Assuming that the book value of the old press traded in is $135,000,what is the gain or loss on the exchange?

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