quipment with a fair value of $600,000 and book value of $360,000 (cost $660,000 and accumulated depreciation $300,000) is exchanged for equipment with a fair value of $480,000 and $120,000 cash is received. The exchange lacked commercial substance.
The new equipment should be recorded at
Group of answer choices
$480,000
$288,000.
None of the other answers are correct
$360,000.
$300,000
Ans:
When a purchase of asset lacks for commercial substance it is to be recorded at the book value. When there is a commercial substance than asset is to be recorded at Fair Value.
So here asset has book value of $360,000 and lacks for commercial substance.
The new equipment should be recorded at $360,000.
Correct answer is option D.
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