Lansing Apparel sold manufacturing equipment for $30,000. Lansing originally purchased the equipment for $95,000, and depreciation through the date of sale totaled $78,000. What was the gain or loss on the sale of the equipment?

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Chapter14: Property Transactions: Capital Gains And Losses, § 1231, And Recapture Provisions
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What was the gain or loss on the sale of the equipment

Lansing Apparel sold
manufacturing
equipment for $30,000. Lansing originally
purchased the equipment for $95,000, and
depreciation through the date of sale totaled
$78,000.
What was the gain or loss on the sale of the
equipment?
Transcribed Image Text:Lansing Apparel sold manufacturing equipment for $30,000. Lansing originally purchased the equipment for $95,000, and depreciation through the date of sale totaled $78,000. What was the gain or loss on the sale of the equipment?
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