(16 points) Rogers Co. had a sheet metal cutter that cost $120,000 on January 5,2010....

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(16 points) Rogers Co. had a sheet metal cutter that cost $120,000 on January 5,2010. This old cutter had an estimated life of ten years and a salvage value of $20,000. On April 3,2015, the old cutter is exchanged for a new cutter with a fair value of $60,000. The exchange lacked commercial substance. Rogers also received $15,000 cash. Assume that the last fiscal period ended on December 31,2014, and that straight-line depreciation is used.
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(a) Show the calculation of the amount of the gain or loss to be recognized by Rogers Co.
(b) Prepare all entries that are necessary on April 3,2015.
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