Bremer Company made the following exchanges of assets during 2019: Jan. 1 Acquired a more advanced machine worth $10,000 by paying $2,000 cash and giving up a machine that had originally cost $40,000 and has a book value of $12,000. Feb. 1 Acquired a building worth $55,000 by paying $5,000 cash and giving up a piece of land that had originally cost $35,000. Mar. 1 Acquired a more advanced machine worth $20,000 by paying $5,000 cash and giving up a machine that had originally cost $13,000 and has a book value of $11,000. Apr. 1 Acquired a car by giving up a truck that had originally cost $20,000, has a book value of $15,000, and has a "blue book" value of $16,800. In addition, the company received $1,000 cash. Required: Prepare Bremer's journal entry for each exchange. Assume all exchanges were determined to have commercial substance.

Bremer Company made the following exchanges of assets during 2019: Jan. 1 Acquired a more advanced machine worth $10,000 by paying $2,000 cash and giving up a machine that had originally cost $40,000 and has a book value of $12,000. Feb. 1 Acquired a building worth $55,000 by paying $5,000 cash and giving up a piece of land that had originally cost $35,000. Mar. 1 Acquired a more advanced machine worth $20,000 by paying $5,000 cash and giving up a machine that had originally cost $13,000 and has a book value of $11,000. Apr. 1 Acquired a car by giving up a truck that had originally cost $20,000, has a book value of $15,000, and has a "blue book" value of $16,800. In addition, the company received $1,000 cash. Required: Prepare Bremer's journal entry for each exchange. Assume all exchanges were determined to have commercial substance.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter10: Property, Plant And Equipment: Acquisition And Subsequent Investments

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5P: Assets Acquired by Exchange Bremer Company made the following exchanges of assets during 2019: 1....

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