Question

Glen Inc. and Armstrong Co. have an exchange with no commercial substance. The asset given up by Glen Inc. has a book value of $72,000 and a fair value of $96,000. The asset given up by Armstrong Co. has a book value of $120,000 and a fair value of $114,000. Boot of $24,000 is received by Armstrong Co.What amount should Armstrong Co. record for the asset received

Answer 1

Answer:

the amount that should be recorded as the asset is $96,000

Explanation:

The computation of the amount that should be recorded as the asset is given below:

Book value of assets given up = $72,000

Add : cash paid in exchange. $24,000

Amount recorded as an asset should be $96,000

We simply added the book value and the cash paid amount for an exchange

Therefore the amount that should be recorded as the asset is $96,000