Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259535314
Author: David Marshall, Wayne William McManus, Daniel Viele
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.1ME
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Basket Purchase:

Basket purchase is purchase of several items in a bunch paying the lump sum amount for all the items without knowing the purchase cost of each item individually. The recording value of each asset is calculated using the ratio of their fair value.

To Calculate:

The cost to be recorded for commercial safe

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Answer to Problem 6.1ME

The cost to be recorded for commercial safe is $4,500

Explanation of Solution

The cost to be recorded for commercial safe is calculated as follows:

    ItemAppraised ValuesRatioLump-Sum PriceValue
    AB =A/30000CB*C
    Store Fixtures
    $ 9,000
    0.30
    $ 18,000
    $ 5,400
    Display Cases
    $ 13,500
    0.45
    $ 18,000
    $ 8,100
    Commercial Safe
    $ 7,500
    0.25
    $ 18,000
    $ 4,500
    Total$ 30,000$ 18,000

Hence, the cost to be recorded for commercial safe is $4,500

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