Chapter 18: Question E18-6 (page 1035)

(Determine Transaction Price) Bill Amends, owner of Real Estate Inc., buys and sells commercial properties. Recently, he sold land for \(3,000,000 to the Blackhawk Group, a developer that plans to build a new shopping mall. In addition to the \)3,000,000 sales price, Blackhawk Group agrees to pay Real Estate Inc. 1% of the retail sales of the mall for 10 years. Blackhawk estimates that retail sales in a typical mall project is \(1,000,000 a year. Given the substantial increase in online sales that are occurring in the retail market, Bill had originally indicated that he would prefer a higher price for the land instead of the 1% royalty arrangement and suggested a price of \)3,250,000. However, Blackhawk would not agree to those terms.

Instructions

What is the transaction price for the land and related royalty payment that Real Estate Inc. should record?

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The transaction price Real Estate should record is $3,000,000.

The royalty payment is $0

Step by step solution

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Meaning of Royalty

Royalty is a fee paid by the franchisor to the franchisor for the use of its assets such as patents, copyrights, and resources. It helps a franchisee to get the right to use the assets without actually buying them.

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Transaction price and royalty payment that Real Estate record

A transaction price is a predetermined and established price at which a transaction is completed. Because this is the set selling price, the only assured price is $300,000. It is not necessary to record a 1% royalty every year for ten years because the money will not be guaranteed.

Transaction price is $3,000,000.

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