Rogers Co. had a sheet metal cutter that cost $113,000 on January 5, 2016. This old cutter had an estimated life of ten years and a salvage value of $16,000. On April 3, 2021, 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, 2020, and that straight-line depreciation is used. Required:
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, 2018. Show a check of the amount recorded for the new cutter.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position