The Bacon Company Acquired New Machinery with a Price of $15,200

question 46

Multiple Choice

The Bacon Company acquired new machinery with a price of $15,200 by trading in similar old machinery and paying $12,700. The old machinery originally cost $9,000 and had accumulated depreciation of $5,000. In recording this transaction, Bacon Company should record

• A) the new machinery at $16,700
• B) the new machinery at $12,700
• C) a gain of $1,500
• D) a loss of $1,500

Understand the types and purposes of different credit insurance policies.

Grasp the methods creditors use to calculate interest on loans and the implications for borrowers.

Know the rights and responsibilities when dealing with debt collectors.

Identify danger signals of potential debt problems and know how to address them.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or study whose changes depend on the manipulation of the independent variable.

Interaction Effect

A situation in statistical analysis where the effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable is different at different levels of another independent variable.

Main Effect

The effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable, isolated from other variables in an experimental study.

Simple Effect

The effect of one independent variable at a particular level of another independent variable in a factorial design.