Reference no: EM132600707
In 2020, GBC Construction ltd trade into relatively new small milling machines ( milling Machines no MM6 and MM7) for a larger milling machine that GBC expects will be more useful for the particular contacts that the company has to fulfill over the next couple of years. The new milling machine was acquired from Humber Manufacturing Inc. which has agreed to take the smaller equipment as trade as trade-ins and also pay $17500 cash to GBC. The new milling machine cost Humber $165000 to manufacture and is classified as inventory. The following information is available.
GBC Humber
Cost of milling machine = MM6 120,000
Cost of milling machine = MM7 110,000
Accumulation depreciation = MM6 15,000
Accumulation Depreciation =MM7 18,000
Fair value= MM6 128,000
Fair value= MM7 87,500
Fair value of new crane 198,000
Cash paid 17,500
Cash received 17,500
Instructions
Question A) Assume that this exchange has commercial substance. Prepare the journal entries on the books of (1) GBC Construction and 2) Humber Manufacturing. Humber uses a perpetual inventory system.
Question B) Assume that this exchange lacks commercial Substance. Prepare the journal entries on the books of 1) GBC Construction and 2) Humber Manufacturing. Humber uses a perpetual inventory system.