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Sam Ltd owns a piece of vacant land in Broadmeadows. A substantial number of factory owners establish their manufacturing plant in this location due to its accessibility and high affordability. The management of Sam Ltd wants to adopt fair value model to measure the land on 30 June 2021.
Which of the following information is most useful in assisting management in estimating the fair value of the land?
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Sam Ltd intends to lease out the land in the next financial year, and they believe they could receive an annual lease payment of $50,000.
A factory owner purchased a piece of vacant land near Broadmeadows for $1m to build a new factory plant on 21 May 2021.
The cost to build a new factory on a piece land in Broadmeadows is about $200,000.
A landowner sold a piece of vacant land in Southbank to a property developer for $1.05m on 21 May 2021.
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