On January 1, 2020, CDO Corporation determined to sell a group of assets within its shoe manufacturing division, as it believed it was cheaper to buy the parts from China. The assets that it wanted to sell had the following carrying amounts:     Factory  P22,000,000  Accumulated depreciation  (12,000,000)  Raw materials  3,800,000  Spare parts  2,200,000     The management of CDO calculated the fair value less costs to sell of the disposal group to be P14,400,000.  The assets were sold on February 15, 2020 for P15,400,000, with selling costs amounting to P700,000.     Before income taxes, how much should be recognized as gain (loss) on sale of the disposal group?

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On January 1, 2020, CDO Corporation determined to sell a group of assets within its shoe manufacturing division, as it believed it was cheaper to buy the parts from China. The assets that it wanted to sell had the following carrying amounts: 

  

Factory 

P22,000,000 

Accumulated depreciation 

(12,000,000) 

Raw materials 

3,800,000 

Spare parts 

2,200,000 

  

The management of CDO calculated the fair value less costs to sell of the disposal group to be P14,400,000.  The assets were sold on February 15, 2020 for P15,400,000, with selling costs amounting to P700,000. 

  

Before income taxes, how much should be recognized as gain (loss) on sale of the disposal group? 

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