Question

Pitney Co. purchased an office building, land, and furniture for $639,300 cash. The appraised value of the assets was as follows:
Land $136,043
Building 179,004
Furniture 400,969
Total $716,016

Required:
a. Compute the amount to be recorded on the books for each asset.
b. Show the purchase in a horizontal statements.
c. Prepare the general journal entry to record the purchase.

Answer 1

Solution :

a). Amount to be recorded on the books for each of the assets.

                          Working                                                  Allocated cost($)

Land        (639,300 / 716,016 )x 136,043                                 121467

Building   (639,300 / 716,016 )x 179,004                                 159825

Furniture   (639,300 / 716,016 )x 400,969                              358008

Total                                                                                          639,300

b). Statement model

Assets : Cash + Land + Building + Furniture

            639,300 + 121,467 +  159825 + 358008

Cash flow = 639,300

c). Journal entry

General journal                        Debit($)           Credit($)

Land                                        121,467

Building                                   159,825

Furniture                                  358,008

Cash                                                             639,300