Question

If a company is considering the purchase of a parcel of land that was acquired by the seller for $87,000 is offered for sale at $154,000, is assessed for tax purposes at $97,000, is considered by the purchaser as easily being worth $144,000, and is purchased for $141,000, the land should be recorded in the purchaser's books at:

Answer 1

Answer:

$141,000

Explanation:

The company must record the land at the price at which it purchases it. In this case, the company purchased the land at $141,000, so following the historical cost principle (accounting principle), that is the value.

The historical cost principal (under US GAAP) states that any asset must be recorded at the price at which is was acquired even if their market value might be different.