Sawyer Corporation has a machine (Machine A) that it acquired on 1/1/14 for $540,000. On 12/31/14 such machines have a selling price and fair value of $621,000. When used in production, such machines have an estimated useful life of 10 years with no salvage value. Use the straight-line method.

 Brown Corporation has a machine (Machine B) that it acquired on 1/1/14 for $729,000. On 12/31/14 such machines have a selling price and fair value of $540,000. When used in production, such machines have an estimated useful life of 10 years with no salvage value. Use the straight-line method.

Assume that both Sawyer and Brown are new machine dealers and that the machines are still new. Also assume that the exchange lacks commercial substance. At what amount will Machine A be recorded on Brown’s books?

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