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Cable Corp. has entered into a transaction with Land Corp. Cable Corp will give its equipment to Land Corp. in exchange for Land’s equipment. Cable Corp will also pay Land Corp $30,000 cash. Cable Corp’s equipment originally cost $160,000 when it was purchased 2 years ago and currently has $50,000 of accumulated depreciation and an estimated fair value of $122,000. The fair value of Land Corp’s equipment is determined to be $152,000.
Required:
Provide the journal entry to record this transaction on Cable Corp. books assuming:
You will have a total of 2 entries. SHOW YOUR WORK & clearly label your answers as #1 and #2.
| 1 Exchange has commercial substance | ||||
| Cable Corp ( Received Equipment in exchange for other equipment & $30000) | ||||
| Fair value of equipment received | 152000 | |||
| Less | Net value equipment given | 110000 | ||
| (160000-50000) | ||||
| Less | Cash | 30000 | ||
| Profit of sale of asset | 12000 | |||
| Cable Corp | ||||
| Accoout name | Debit | Credit | ||
| Equipment received | 152000 | Book at fairvalue of asset received | ||
| Accumulated dep. on equipment transferred A/c | 50000 | |||
| Profit on sale of equipment | 12000 | Difference is gain | ||
| To Equipment transferred | 160000 | |||
| Cash | 30000 | |||
| ( to record exchange of asset) | ||||
| 2 Exchange has no commercial substance | ||||
| Here, we will book new asset at the amount of net book value of asset transferred plus any additional consideration given | ||||
| New asset to be booked at amount | ||||
| Net boon value of asset transferred | 110000 | |||
| (160000-50000) | ||||
| Add | Cash given | 30000 | ||
| 140000 | ||||
| Cable Corp | ||||
| Accoout name | Debit | Credit | ||
| Equipment received | 140000 | |||
| Accumulated dep. on equipment transferred A/c | 50000 | |||
| To Equipment transferred | 160000 | |||
| Cash | 30000 | |||
| ( to record exchange of asset) | ||||