Question

Salad Express exchanged land it had been holding for future plant expansion for a more suitable parcel of land along distribution routes. Salad Express reported the old land on the previously issued balance sheet at its original cost of $79,000. According to an independent appraisal, the old land currently is worth $150,000. Salad Express paid $23,500 in cash to complete the transaction.
Required
1. What is the fair value of the new parcel of land received by Salad Express?
2. Record the exchange.

Answer 1

Answer:

1.  $173,500

2. $ 71,000

Explanation:

Requirement 1: Solution

We can calculate the fair value of new parcel of land just by adding the current market price with additional cash paid to complete the transaction

Fair Value = Current market price + cash paid additionally

Fair Value = $150,000+$23,500

Fair value = $173,500

Requirement 2: Solution

We need to calculate Gain/loss on exchange first in order to record them on books. This can be done by just subtracting the land's book value from the current market price of land

Gain/loss on exchange = Current market price - book value

Gain/loss on exchange = $150,000 - $79,000

Gain/loss on exchange = $71,000

Entries:               Debit                          Credit  

New land           $173,500

Old land                                                 $79000

Cash                                                       $23,500

Gain                                                        $71,000