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DD Ltd Buys a Block of Land from BB Ltd

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DD Ltd buys a block of land from BB Ltd by paying $95 000 cash and transferring a piece of equipment to BB Ltd.The equipment is recorded in DD Ltd's at $45 000 and it has a fair value of $55 000.DD Ltd pays $25 000 in estate agent's fees to arrange the transfer.Show the journal entries to record this transaction.


A)  Accounts  Debit $  Credit $  Land 175000 Bank 120000 Equipment 55000\begin{array}{llc}\text { Accounts } & \text { Debit \$ } & \text { Credit \$ } \\\text { Land } & 175000 & \\\text { Bank } & 120000 & \\\text { Equipment } & & 55000\end{array}

B)  Accounts  Debit $  Credit $  Land 140000 Bank 95000 Equipment 45000\begin{array}{llc}\text { Accounts } & \text { Debit \$ } & \text { Credit \$ } \\\text { Land } & 140000 & \\\text { Bank } & 95000 & \\\text { Equipment } & & 45000\end{array}

C)  Accounts  Debit $  Credit $  Land 165000 Bank 120000 Equipment 45000\begin{array}{llc}\text { Accounts } & \text { Debit \$ } & \text { Credit \$ } \\\text { Land } & 165000 & \\\text { Bank } & 120000 & \\\text { Equipment } & & 45000\end{array}
D)  Accounts  Debit $  Credit $  Land 175000 Bank 120000 Gain on sale of equipment 10000 Equipment 45000\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Accounts } & \text { Debit \$ } & \text { Credit \$ } \\\text { Land } & 175000 & \\\text { Bank } & 120000 & \\\text { Gain on sale of equipment } & & 10000 \\\text { Equipment } & & 45000\end{array}

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