Question

Desert Company exchanged 3,000 shares of its stock, for equipment from Jungle Company. Desert's stock has a par value of $50 per share and at the time of the exchange was not actively traded on a market but 12 months ago was sold at a value of $49 per share. The quoted fair value of the equipment is $170,993. What is the amount Desert should record as the historical cost of the equipment?

Answer 1

Desert Company

The amount that Desert should record as the historical cost of the equipment is:

= $170,993.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Value of stock exchanged = $150,000 (3,000 * $50)

Fair value of equipment = $170,993

Gain from exchange of Equipment for shares = $20,993

b) The quoted fair value of Jungle's equipment should be used to record the historical cost in the financial statement of Desert Company. This value represents the only verifiable value. This value should then be compared to the value of the Desert shares exchanged with Jungle to determine if there is a loss or a gain from the exchange.