Question

f a company is considering the purchase of a parcel of land that was acquired by the seller for $85,000, is offered for sale at $150,000, is assessed for tax purposes at $95,000, is recognized by the purchaser as easily being worth $140,000, and is purchased for $137,000, the land should be recorded in the purchaser's books at:

Answer 1

Answer:

$137,000

Explanation:

The land should be recorded in the purchaser's books at $137,000 because according to the information given the land was first acquired at $85,000 in which the they person who acquired it offered to sell it out at $150,000 in which it was again recognized as been worth $140,000 but was later PURCHASED for $137,000 which simply means the amount that the land was later been purchased will be the amount to be recorded in the purchaser's book which is $137,000.