Laguna Enterprises Is Trading in Its Old Schooner for a New

question 42

Multiple Choice

Laguna Enterprises is trading in its old schooner for a new model.The old schooner is on the books at a cost of $535,000 with accumulated depreciation of $384,300.The new schooner has a list price of $765,000 but the manufacturer has agreed to reduce this by $125,000 in return for Laguna's old schooner.The new schooner should be recorded on the books at a cost of:

• A)$640,000
• B)$739,300
• C)$765,000
• D)$790,700

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Definitions:

Discount

The reduction in the price of goods or services, usually offered to prompt sales or because the product is damaged, outdated, or in less demand.

Restricted Policy

A policy under which holdings of cash, securities, inventories, and receivables are minimized.

Relaxed Policy

A policy under which relatively large amounts of cash, marketable securities, and inventories are carried and under which sales are stimulated by a liberal credit policy, resulting in a high level of receivables.

Interest Expense

Interest Expense is the cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds, often reflected in the income statement as a cost of financing activities.