Question

On January 2, 2022, McClelland Company purchased a machine and signed a noninterest-bearing note in payment. The note matures in 4 years and requires McClelland to pay $70,000 at maturity. McClelland also had the option to purchase the the machine in cash from a different vendor for $56,505. At what amount should the machine be recorded upon purchase

Answer 1

The amount that McClelland Company should record the machine upon purchase is $56,505.

Recording the transaction

The proper way to record the transaction based on U.S. GAAP polices is to debit the Machine account with the price of $56,505 as this represents the market value of the machine.

The company should also credit the Notes payable account with $70,000 being the value of the note acquired. A debit will go to the Discount on Note account for $13,495 which is the difference between the note and value of machine.

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