Metlock Inc. purchased a commercial grade soft-serve ice cream machine on September 30, 2017. Metlock traded in its existing machine and paid cash in the transaction. The details of the transaction are as follows: ● List price of new freezer $16,600 ● Cash paid 11,040 ● Cost of old machine (4-year life, $1,200 salvage value) 14,000 ● Accumulated depreciation—old machine (straight-line) 6,400 ● Secondhand fair value of old machine 5,360 Prepare the journal entries necessary to record this exchange, assuming that the exchange (a) has commercial substance, and (b) lacks commercial substance. Metlock’s fiscal year ends on December 31, and Metlock recorded depreciation on the old machine through September 30, 2017. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) No. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (a) Exchange has commercial substance: enter an account title To record current depreciation enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record current depreciation enter a debit amount enter a credit amount (To record current depreciation) enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount (To record exchange of the machine) (b) Exchange lacks commercial substance: enter an account title To record current depreciation enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record current depreciation enter a debit amount enter a credit amount (To record current depreciation) enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount enter an account title To record exchange of the machine enter a debit amount enter a credit amount (To record exchange of the machine)
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
In terms of accounting, with the passage of time the value of a fixed asset (like machinery, plants, furniture etc.) goes down over a specific period of time is known as depreciation. Now, the question comes in your mind, why the value of the fixed asset reduces over time.
Metlock Inc. purchased a commercial grade soft-serve ice cream machine on September 30, 2017. Metlock traded in its existing machine and paid cash in the transaction. The details of the transaction are as follows:
● | List price of new freezer | $16,600 | ||
● | Cash paid | 11,040 | ||
● | Cost of old machine (4-year life, $1,200 salvage value) | 14,000 | ||
● | 6,400 | |||
● | Secondhand fair value of old machine | 5,360 |
Prepare the
Metlock’s fiscal year ends on December 31, and Metlock recorded depreciation on the old machine through September 30, 2017. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
No.
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Account Titles and Explanation
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Debit
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Credit
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(a)
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Exchange has commercial substance:
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enter an account title To record current depreciation
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enter a debit amount
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enter a credit amount
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enter an account title To record current depreciation
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enter a debit amount
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enter a credit amount
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(To record current depreciation)
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enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
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enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
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enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
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enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
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(To record exchange of the machine)
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(b)
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Exchange lacks commercial substance:
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enter an account title To record current depreciation
|
enter a debit amount
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enter a credit amount
|
|
enter an account title To record current depreciation
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
(To record current depreciation)
|
|||
enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
enter an account title To record exchange of the machine
|
enter a debit amount
|
enter a credit amount
|
|
(To record exchange of the machine)
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