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Chapter 10: Q10BE (page 532)

Mehta Company traded a used welding machine (cost \(9,000, accumulated depreciation \)3,000) for office equipment with an estimated fair value of \(5,000. Mehta also paid \)3,000 cash in the transaction. Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange. (The exchange has commercial substance.)

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The new machine would be recorded at $5000 with a loss on the exchange of $4,000.

Step by step solution

01

Computation of fair value of the old machine and gain/loss on exchange

Fairvalueoftheoldmachine=Fairvalueofthenewmachine-Cashpaid=$5,000-$3000=$2,000

Gain/Lossonexchange=Fairvalueoftheold-Bookvalueofoldmachine=$2,000-($9,000-$3,000)=$2,000-$6,000=$4,000

02

Journal entry

As the exchange has commercial substance, the loss would be recognized immediately.

Journal entry

Date

Description

Debit

Credit

New Machine

$5,000

Accumulated Depreciation

$3,000

Loss on sale of machine

$4,000

Old Machine

$9,000

Cash Paid

$3,000

Being old machine exchanged for a new having commercial substance

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(Entries for Acquisition of Assets) Presented below is information related to Zonker Company.

1. On July 6, Zonker Company acquired the plant assets of Doonesbury Company, which had discontinued operations. The appraised value of the property is:

Land

\( 400,000

Buildings

1,200,000

Equipment

800,000

Total

\)2,400,000

Zonker Company gave 12,500 shares of its \(100 par value common stock in exchange. The stock had a market price of \)168 per share on the date of the purchase of the property.

2. Zonker Company expended the following amounts in cash between July 6 and December 15, the date when it first occupied the building.

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\(105,000

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Driveways and parking lots

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161,000

Special assessment by city on land

18,000

3. On December 20, the company paid cash for equipment, \)260,000, subject to a 2% cash discount, and freight on equipment of $10,500.

Instructions

Prepare entries on the books of Zonker Company for these transactions.

Johnson & Johnson, the world’s leading and most diversified healthcare corporation, serves its customers through specialized worldwide franchises. Each of its franchises consists of a number of companies throughout the world that focus on a particular healthcare market, such as surgical sutures, consumer pharmaceuticals, or contact lenses. Information related to its property, plant, and equipment in its 2014 annual report is shown in the notes to the financial statements below.

1.Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciation

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. The Company utilizes the straight-line method of depreciation over the estimated useful lives of the assets:

Building and building equipment 20–40 years

Land and leasehold improvements 10–20 years

Machinery and equipment 2–13 years

4. Property, Plant and Equipment

At the end of 2014 and 2013, property, plant and equipment at cost and accumulated depreciation were:

(dollars in millions) 2014 2013

Land and land improvements \( 833 \) 885

Buildings and building equipment 10,046 10,423

Machinery and equipment 22,206 22,527

Construction in progress 3,600 3,298

36,685 37,133

Less accumulated depreciation 20,559 20,423

\(16,126 \)16,710

The Company capitalizes interest expense as part of the cost of construction of facilities and equipment. Interest expense capitalized in 2014, 2013 and 2012 was \(115 million, \)105 million and \(115 million, respectively. Depreciation expense, including the amortization of capitalized interest in 2014, 2013 and 2012, was \)2.5 billion, \(2.7 billion and \)2.5 billion, respectively.

Johnson & Johnson provided the following selected information in its 2014 cash flow statement.

Johnson & Johnson

2014 Annual Report

Consolidated Financial Statements (excerpts)

Net cash flows from operating activities \(18,471

Cash flows from investing activities

Additions to property, plant and equipment (3,714)

Proceeds from the disposal of assets 4,631

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (2,129)

Purchases of investments (34,913)

Sales of investments 24,119

Other (primarily intangibles) (299)

Net cash used by investing activities (12,305)

Cash flows from financing activities

Dividends to shareholders (7,768)

Repurchase of common stock (7,124)

Proceeds from short-term debt 1,863

Retirement of short-term debt (1,267)

Proceeds from long-term debt 2,098

Retirement of long-term debt (1,844)

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options/excess tax benefits 1,782

Net cash used by financing activities (12,260)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (310)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents (6,404)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year (Note 1) 20,927

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year (Note 1) \)14,523

Supplemental cash flow data

Cash paid during the year for:

Interest $ 603

Income taxes 3,536

Instructions

  1. What was the cost of buildings and building equipment at the end of 2014?
  2. Does Johnson & Johnson use a conservative or liberal method to depreciate its property, plant, and equipment?
  3. What was the actual interest paid by the company in 2014? ‘
  4. What is Johnson & Johnson’s free cash flow? From the information provided, comment on Johnson & Johnson’s financial flexibility.

(Capitalization of Interest) The following three situations involve the capitalization of interest

Situation I: On January 1, 2017, Oksana Baiul, Inc. signed a fixed-price contract to have Builder Associates construct a major plant facility at a cost of \(4,000,000. It was estimated that it would take 3 years to complete the project. Also on January 1, 2017, to finance the construction cost, Oksana Baiul borrowed \)4,000,000 payable in 10 annual installments of \(400,000, plus interest at the rate of 10%. During 2017, Oksana Baiul made deposit and progress payments totaling \)1,500,000 under the contract; the weighted average amount of accumulated expenditures was \(800,000 for the year. The excess borrowed funds were invested in short-term securities, from which Oksana Baiul realized investment income of \)250,000.

Instructions

What amount should Oksana Baiul report as capitalized interest at December 31, 2017?

Situation II: During 2017, Midori Ito Corporation constructed and manufactured certain assets and incurred the following interest costs in connection with those activities.

Interest Costs Incurred

Warehouse constructed for Ito’s own use

\(30,000

Special-order machine for sale to unrelated customer, produced according to customer’s specifications

9,000

Inventories routinely manufactured, produced on a repetitive basis

8,000

All of these assets required an extended period of time for completion.

Instructions

Assuming the effect of interest capitalization is material, what is the total amount of interest costs to be capitalized?

Situation III: Peggy Fleming, Inc. has a fiscal year ending April 30. On May 1, 2017, Peggy Fleming borrowed \)10,000,000 at 11% to finance construction of its own building. Repayments of the loan are to commence the month following completion of the building. During the year ended April 30, 2018, expenditures for the partially completed structure totaled \(7,000,000. These expenditures were incurred evenly throughout the year. Interest earned on the unexpended portion of the loan amounted to \)650,000 for the year.

Instructions

How much should be shown as capitalized interest on Peggy Fleming’s financial statements on April 30, 2018?
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