A company trades an old Web server for a new one. The cost of the old server

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A company trades an old Web server for a new one. The cost of the old server is $30,000, and its accumulated depreciation at the time of the trade is $23,400. The new server has a cash price of $45,000. Prepare entries to record the trade under two different assumptions where the company receives a trade-in allowance of

(a) $3,000 and the exchange has commercial substance, and

(b) $7,000 and the exchange lacks commercial substance

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