In: Accounting
MCI is looking into purchasing its next store already. MCI has found a good deal on a new property that contains land and building. MCI is offered both land and building for $500K in cash, but an independent valuation expert suggests the land is actually worth $375K and the building is actually worth $250K. Can you give some ideas to MCI about how they might account for this transaction once they go through with this deal?
The combined offered cost of land and building = $500K
However ,from the independent valuation of an expert it is found that land is actually worth $375K and Building is actually worth $250K, for a total worth of $625K (375K+250K).
Land and Building are to be recorded at thier acquisiton cost and must be accounted separately.
The logicalo way to account for this transaction is to apportion the total $500K in proprtion to thier actual worth.
land will be allocated 60% of the cost , i.e (375/625*100)
Building will be allocated 40%, ,i.e (250/625*100)
Therefore
Assign $ 300K to the land account ,i.e 60% of $500K
Assgn $200K to the building account,i.e 40% of 500K