An asset must be recorded at its value on the date it was acquired. That is the:
ACredit principle
BClosing principle
CMarket principle
DCost principle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cost principle
1. Later market swings are ignored.
2. It is also called the historical rule.
3. It is the cost principle.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Financial Accounting, Chapter 3, Analyzing and Recording Transactions._
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