Nonmonetary Exchanges During the current year, Marshall Construction trades an old crane that has a book value

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Nonmonetary Exchanges During the current year, Marshall Construction trades an old crane that has a book value of $90,000 (original cost $140,000 less accumulated depreciation $50,000) for a new crane from Brigham Manufacturing Co. The new crane cost Brigham $165,000 to manufacture and is classified as inventory. The following information is also available.

                                                       Marshall Const.         Brigham Mfg. Co.

Fair value of old crane                     $ 82,000

Fair value of new crane                                                           $200,000

Cash paid                                            118,000

Cash received                                                                            118,000

(a) Assuming that this exchange is considered to have commercial substance, prepare the journal entries on the books of

(1) Marshall Construction and

(2) Brigham Manufacturing.

(b) Assuming that this exchange lacks commercial substance for Marshall, prepare the journal entries on the books of Marshall Construction.

(c) Assuming the same facts as those in (a), except that the fair value of the old crane is $98,000 and the cash paid is $102,000, prepare the journal entries on the books of

(1) Marshall Construction and

(2) Brigham Manufacturing.

(d) Assuming the same facts as those in (b), except that the fair value of the old crane is $97,000 and the cash paid $103,000, prepare the journal entries on the books of

(1) Marshall Construction and

(2) Brigham Manufacturing.

Depreciation
Depreciation is an important concept in accounting. By definition, depreciation is the wear and tear in the value of a noncurrent asset over its useful life. In simple words, depreciation is the cost of operating a noncurrent asset producing...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470423684

13th Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, And Terry D. Warfield

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