Cost In January 2013, 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 4 equal annual payments starting in January 2014.............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. Next Level What principle guides the determination of the cost of the machine?

2. Prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition of the machine.

3. Next Level How would your answer change, if at all, if the $215,000 cash price were not available?