In January 2007 Cordova Company entered into a contract to acquire a new machine for its factory.
Question:
In January 2007 Cordova Company entered into a contract to acquire a new machine for its factory. The machine, which has a cash price of $215,000, was paid for as follows:
Down payment ..................$ 55,000
Note payable in four equal annual payments
starting in January 2008 ............. 120,000
600 shares of Cordova preferred stock with a mutually agreed value
of $100 per share (par value $100) ......... 60,000
Fair rate of interest on the non-interest-bearing note ... 10%
Required
1. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the machine.
2. How would your answer change, if at all, if the $215,000 cash price were not available?
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324300987
10th Edition
Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones