When a Company Sells Machinery at a Price Equal to Its

question 112

Multiple Choice

When a company sells machinery at a price equal to its book value, this transaction would be recorded with an entry that would include the following:

• A) debit Cash and Accumulated Depreciation; credit Machinery
• B) debit Machinery; credit Cash and Accumulated Depreciation
• C) debit Cash and Machinery; credit Accumulated Depreciation
• D) debit Cash and Depreciation Expense; credit Accumulated Depreciation

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Definitions:

Government Purchases

Expenditures made by local, state, or federal government sectors on goods and services that directly absorb resources.

Net Exports

The difference between a country's total exports of goods and services and its total imports of goods and services; net exports can be a positive or negative value.

Gross Investment

A company’s total investment in plant, equipment, and inventory. Also, a nation’s plant, equipment, inventory, and residential housing investment.

Depreciation

The process of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life.