ON JANUARY 1, 2017, A MACHINE WAS PURCHASED FOR $12,000. THE MACHINE WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A 10-YEAR USEFUL LIFE AND A RESIDUAL VALUE OF $500. STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION IS TO BE USED. ON JANUARY 1, 2019, THE MACHINE WAS THEN EXCHANGED FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WITH A FAIR VALUE OF $10,000. ASSUMING THAT THE EXCHANGE HAD COMMERCIAL SUBSTANCE, HOW MUCH WOULD BE RECORDED AS A GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF THE MACHINE ON JANUARY 1, 2019?

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ON JANUARY 1, 2017, A MACHINE WAS PURCHASED
FOR $12,000. THE MACHINE WAS ESTIMATED TO
HAVE A 10-YEAR USEFUL LIFE AND A RESIDUAL
VALUE OF $500. STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION IS
TO BE USED. ON JANUARY 1, 2019, THE MACHINE
WAS THEN EXCHANGED FOR COMPUTER
EQUIPMENT WITH A FAIR VALUE OF $10,000.
ASSUMING THAT THE EXCHANGE HAD
COMMERCIAL SUBSTANCE, HOW MUCH WOULD
BE RECORDED AS A GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF THE
MACHINE ON JANUARY 1, 2019?
Transcribed Image Text:ON JANUARY 1, 2017, A MACHINE WAS PURCHASED FOR $12,000. THE MACHINE WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE A 10-YEAR USEFUL LIFE AND A RESIDUAL VALUE OF $500. STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION IS TO BE USED. ON JANUARY 1, 2019, THE MACHINE WAS THEN EXCHANGED FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WITH A FAIR VALUE OF $10,000. ASSUMING THAT THE EXCHANGE HAD COMMERCIAL SUBSTANCE, HOW MUCH WOULD BE RECORDED AS A GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF THE MACHINE ON JANUARY 1, 2019?
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