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lsu123
Sep 4, 2012, 04:19 PM
Sold store equipment for $7,200. The equipment originally cost $8,000 and had a book value of $4,800. (Given this information, you should be able to derive the accumulated depreciation on the equipment, and determine the gain or loss on the sale.)

paraclete
Sep 4, 2012, 04:23 PM
The book value is the cost minus the accumulated depreciation

credit asset
debit accumulated depreciation
debit asset sale
credit profit on sale

I 'll leave you to fill in the numbers