VI. Ramirez Company exchanges it old equipment plus $6,000 in cash for a new equipment. The following information pertains to the exchange. The old equipment is with a cost of $84,000 and accumulated depreciation of $57,000. The fair value of the new equipment is of $46,500.
INSTRUCTIONS: Under the following independent assumption, for Ramirez Company to record the exchange, compute (a) the carrying amount of the new equipment and(b) the gain or loss on disposal of equipment.