FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Greer Manufacturing purchases property that includes land, buildings and equipment for $5.3 million. The company pays $183,000 in legal fees, $215,000 in commissions, and $117,000 in appraisal fees. The land is estimated at 28%, the buildings are at 40%, and the equipment at 32% of the property value.
Required:
- Determine the total acquisition cost of this "basket purchase".
- Allocate the total acquisition cost to the individual assets acquired.
- Prepare the
journal entry to record the purchase assuming that the company paid 40% of the amounts using cash and signed a note (due in five years) for the remainder.
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