Question

If a company is considering the purchase of a parcel of land that was acquired by the seller for $101,000 is offered for sale at $182,000, is assessed for tax purposes at $111,000, is considered by the purchaser as easily being worth $172,000, and is purchased for $169,000, the land should be recorded in the purchaser's books at:

Answer 1

Answer:

$169,000

Explanation:

Based on the information given we were been told that in a situation were a land which was acquired by the seller for the amount of $100,000 was been purchased at the amount of $169,000 which simply means that the land should be recorded in the purchaser's books at the amount of $169,000 which is the costs or amount in which the land was PURCHASED by the company.