Oriole Company purchased an electric wax melter on April 30, 2025, by trading in its old gas model and paying the balance in cash. The following data relate to the purchase. List price of new melter Cash paid Cost of old melter (5-year life, $1,000 salvage value) Accumulated depreciation-old melter (straight-line) Secondhand fair value of old melter $22,100 14,000 15,700 8,800 7,300 Prepare the journal entries necessary to record this exchange, assuming that the exchange (a) has commercial substance, and (b) lacks commercial substance. Oriole's fiscal year ends on December 31, and depreciation has been recorded through December 31, 2024. (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. List all debit entries before credit entries)

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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.