Keach Company traded machinery with a book value of $285,000 and a fair value of $270,000. It received in exchange from Marlin Company a machine with a fair value of $300,000. Keach also paid cash of $30,000 in the exchange. Marlin's machine has a book value of $285,000. The transaction lacks commercial substance. What amount of gain or loss should Keach recognize on the exchange? O $30,000 gain $-0- $1.500 loss $15,000 loss
Keach Company traded machinery with a book value of $285,000 and a fair value of $270,000. It received in exchange from Marlin Company a machine with a fair value of $300,000. Keach also paid cash of $30,000 in the exchange. Marlin's machine has a book value of $285,000. The transaction lacks commercial substance. What amount of gain or loss should Keach recognize on the exchange? O $30,000 gain $-0- $1.500 loss $15,000 loss
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Transcribed Image Text:Keach Company traded machinery with a book value of $285,000 and a fair
value of $270,000. It received in exchange from Marlin Company a machine
with a fair value of $300,000. Keach also paid cash of $30,000 in the exchange.
Marlin's machine has a book value of $285,000. The transaction lacks
commercial substance. What amount of gain or loss should Keach recognize on
the exchange?
O $30,000 gain
$-0-
$1.500 loss
$15,000 loss
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