Question

Crossroad chooses to report a financial asset at its fair value. The asset trades in two different markets; however, neither market is the principal market for the financial asset. In the first market, sales proceeds are $76, which is net of transaction costs of $6. In the second market, the sales proceeds are $80, which is net of transaction costs of $1. What amount should Crossroads report as the fair value of the asset

Answer 1

Answer:$81

Explanation:

The options given are:

a. $76

b. $80

c. $81

d. $82

If the principal market that is, the market that the greatest volume of activity can't be identified, then the most advantageous market would be used to determine the fair value of a financial asset.

The most advantageous market is the market that has the highest net price, after transaction cost has been considered even though the transaction costs is not included into the fair value. Therefore, the second market gives the highest net price of $80 after the consideration of the transaction costs, hence, it should be utilized for fair value purposes.

The fair value amount include the transaction costs, which give $80 + $1 = $81

The fair value amount is $81.