On August 1, Bonita, Inc. exchanged productive assets with Windsor, Inc. Bonita’s asset is referred to below as “Asset A,” and Windsor’ is referred to as “Asset B.” The following facts pertain to these assets. Asset A Asset B Original cost $ 134,400 $ 154,000 Accumulated depreciation (to date of exchange) 56,000 65,800 Fair value at date of exchange 84,000 105,000 Cash paid by Bonita, Inc. 21,000 Cash received by Windsor, Inc. 21,000 Assuming that the exchange of Assets A and B has commercial substance, record the exchange for both Bonita, Inc. and Windsor, Inc. in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) BONITA INC ENTRY: WINDSOR INC ENTRY: I answered this myself but got it wrong. Can someone help me? I tried to use ASSET A & B as possible account titles and it was marked wrong. and specifics were required for the kind of depreciation (truck, machinery, building, ect) I was condused by this because all the info says is commercial. would commercial mean a building? would it mean machinery? i have no clue.... any and all help in identifying the correct accounts for the journal entries would be appreciated. check_circle Expert Answer thumb_up thumb_down Step 1 Record the exchange for both Bonita, Inc. and Windsor, Inc.: ●Bonita, Inc. Computation of gain: Book value of old machine =$134,400 - $56,000 =$78,400 Fair value of old machine =$84,000 Gain = $84,000 - $78,400 =$5,600 Entry: Debit($) Credit($) Machinery (B) 105,000 Accumulated depreciation Machinery (A) 56,000 Machinery (A) 134,400 Gain on disposal of machinery 5,600 Cash 21,000 . Step 2 ●Windsor, Inc. Computation of gain: Book value of old machine =$154,000 - $65,800 =$88,200 Fair value of old machine =$105,000 Gain = $105,000 - $88,200 =$16,800 Entry: Debit($) Credit($) Cash 21,000 Machinery (A) 84,000 Accumulated depreciation Machinery (B) 65,800 Machinery (B) 154,000 Gain on disposal of Machinery 16,800 part b) Assuming that the exchange of Assets A and B lacks commercial substance, record the exchange for both Bonita, Inc. and Windsor, Inc. in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (Round intermediate calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final answer to 0 decimal places e.g. 58,971. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
Asset A
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Asset B
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Original cost | $ 134,400 | $ 154,000 | ||
56,000 | 65,800 | |||
Fair value at date of exchange | 84,000 | 105,000 | ||
Cash paid by Bonita, Inc. | 21,000 | |||
Cash received by Windsor, Inc. | 21,000 |
Expert Answer
Record the exchange for both Bonita, Inc. and Windsor, Inc.:
●Bonita, Inc.
Computation of gain:
Book value of old machine =$134,400 - $56,000 =$78,400
Fair value of old machine =$84,000
Gain = $84,000 - $78,400 =$5,600
Entry:
Debit($) | Credit($) | |
Machinery (B) | 105,000 | |
Accumulated depreciation Machinery (A) | 56,000 | |
Machinery (A) | 134,400 | |
Gain on disposal of machinery | 5,600 | |
Cash | 21,000 |
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●Windsor, Inc.
Computation of gain:
Book value of old machine =$154,000 - $65,800 =$88,200
Fair value of old machine =$105,000
Gain = $105,000 - $88,200 =$16,800
Entry:
Debit($) | Credit($) | |
Cash | 21,000 | |
Machinery (A) | 84,000 | |
Accumulated depreciation Machinery (B) | 65,800 | |
Machinery (B) | 154,000 | |
Gain on disposal of Machinery | 16,800 |
part b) Assuming that the exchange of Assets A and B lacks commercial substance, record the exchange for both Bonita, Inc. and Windsor, Inc. in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (Round intermediate calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final answer to 0 decimal places e.g. 58,971. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)
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