Intermediate Accounting
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780132162302
Author: Elizabeth A. Gordon, Jana S. Raedy, Alexander J. Sannella
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter 11, Problem 11.1MC
To determine
To identify: The correct option.
Given information:
Purchase price of land is $750,000.
Legal fees are $32,000.
Title guarantee insurance is $15,000.
Cost to clear timber is $18,000.
Proceed from sale of timber is $7,000.
Excavation cost is $20,000.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
China Express purchased land for $140,000. Prior to construction on the new building, the land had to be cleared of trees and brush. Construction costs incurred during the first year are listed below:
Land clearing costs
$ 5,000
Architect fees (for new building)
30,000
Legal fees for title investigation of land
1,000
Property taxes on land (for the first year)
2,500
Building construction costs
440,000
Required:Determine the amounts that should be recorded in the land and the new building accounts.
Cala Manufacturing purchases land for $381,000 as part of its plans to build a new plant. The company pays $26,000 to tear down an
old building on the lot and $38,435 to fill and level the lot. It also pays construction costs $1,264,800 for the new building and $79,838
for lighting and paving a parking area.
Prepare a single journal entry to record these costs incurred by Cala, all of which are paid in cash.
View transaction list
Journal entry worksheet
A
Record the total costs of the plant assets.
Note: Enter debits before credits.
Transaction
General Journal
Debit
Credit
Record entry
Clear entry
Vlew general journal
Prev
1 of 7
Next >
MacBook Air
During the current year, Alanna Co. had the following transactions pertaining to its new office building.
Purchase price of land
$130,000
Legal fees for contracts to purchase land
4,000
Architech fees
16,000
Demolition of the old building on site
12,000
Sale of scrap from old building
5,000
Construction cost of new building
630,000
A. What should Alanna Co. record on its books for the land? The total cost of land includes all costs of preparing the land for use. The demolition cost of the old building is added to the land costs, and the sale of the old building scrap is subtracted
from the land cost.
B. What should Alanna Co. record on its books for the building?
Chapter 11 Solutions
Intermediate Accounting
Ch. 11 - Stephen J. Cosgrove is the Former Vice President....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.2QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.3QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.4QCh. 11 - Will the expense/capitalization choice impact...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.6QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.7QCh. 11 - For a long-lived operating asset acquired by...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.9QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.10Q
Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.11QCh. 11 - What is the maximum amount of interest to be...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.13QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.14QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.15QCh. 11 - Do firms expense all costs incurred after the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.17QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.18QCh. 11 - When using the double-declining balance...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.20QCh. 11 - Will a firm recognize a loss on the income...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.22QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.23QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.24QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.25QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.26QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.27QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.28QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.29QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.30QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.31QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.32QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.33QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.34QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.35QCh. 11 - In a nonmonetary exchange does a firm record the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.37QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.38QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.39QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.40QCh. 11 - Prob. 11.1MCCh. 11 - On January 1, Year 1, Bluebird Inc. borrowed 10...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.3MCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.4MCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.5MCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.6MCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.7MCCh. 11 - Prob. 11.8MCCh. 11 - Determining Acquisition Cost. Haply, Inc. incurred...Ch. 11 - Determining Acquisition Cost. Tarpley, Inc....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.3BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.4BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.5BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.6BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.7BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.8BECh. 11 - Depreciation, Straight-Line Method. Hermit...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.10BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.11BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.12BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.13BECh. 11 - Derecognition Due to Abandonment. Greene Corp....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.15BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.16BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.17BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.18BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.19BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.20BECh. 11 - Leasehold Improvements. At the beginning of its...Ch. 11 - Determining Acquisition Cost. St Charles Flooring...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.2ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.3ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.4ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.5ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.6ECh. 11 - Capitalization of Interest, Specific and General...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.8ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.9ECh. 11 - Capitalization of Interest, Specific and General...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.11ECh. 11 - Expensing versus Capitalizing ExpendituresAnalysis...Ch. 11 - Depreciation Methods, Disposal. Kurtis Koal...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.14ECh. 11 - Depreciation Methods, Partial-Year Depreciation....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.16ECh. 11 - Depreciation Methods. Ace Manufacturing, Inc....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.18ECh. 11 - Depreciation Methods, Partial-Year Depreciation,...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.20ECh. 11 - Partial-Year Depreciation, Sale of Property,...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.22ECh. 11 - Disclosure of Property, Plant, and Equipment. Use...Ch. 11 - Disclosure of Property, Plant, and Equipment,...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.25ECh. 11 - Research and Development Activities. During the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.27ECh. 11 - Goodwill Computation, Acquisition of Intangibles,...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.29ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.30ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.31ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.32ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.33ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.34ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.35ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.36ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.37ECh. 11 - Exchanges Lacking Commercial Substance, Cash...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.39ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.41ECh. 11 - Prob. 11.42ECh. 11 - Note Payable Exchanged for a Plant Asset (Deferred...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.2PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.3PCh. 11 - Depreciation Methods and Depreciation Schedules....Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.5PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.6PCh. 11 - Goodwill and Bargain Purchase Computations. The...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.8PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.9PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.10PCh. 11 - Prob. 11.11PCh. 11 - Judgment Case 1: Property, Plant, and Equipment:...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2JCCh. 11 - Prob. 1FSACCh. 11 - Surfing the Standards Cases Surfing the Standards...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2SSCCh. 11 - Surfing the Standards Case 3: Involuntary...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4SSCCh. 11 - Prob. 5SSCCh. 11 - Prob. 6SSCCh. 11 - Prob. 1BCCCh. 11 - Prob. 2BCC
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- During the current year, Alanna Co. had the following transactions pertaining to its new office building. Purchase price of land $120,000 Legal fees for contracts to purchase land 3,000 Architech fees 17,000 Demolition of the old building on site 9,000 Sale of scrap from old building 6,000 Construction cost of new building 700,000 A. What should Alanna Co. record on its books for the land? The total cost of land includes all costs of preparing the land for use. The demolition cost of the old building is added to the land costs, and the sale of the old building scrap is subtracted from the land cost. $fill in the blank 1 B. What should Alanna Co. record on its books for the building? $fill in the blank 2arrow_forwardCala Manufacturing purchases land for $297,000 as part of its plans to build a new plant. The company pays $27,300 to tear down an old building on the lot and $40,356 to fill and level the lot. It also pays construction costs of $1,791,300 for the new building and $113,072 for lighting and paving a parking area. Prepare a single journal entry to record these costs incurred by Cala, all of which are paid in cash. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet A Record the total costs of the plant assets. Note: Enter debits before credits. Transaction General Journal Debit Credit 1 Land 297,000 Building Land improvements Record entry Clear entry View generaarrow_forwardCala Manufacturing purchases land for $327,000 as part of its plans to build a new plant. The company pays $35,100 to tear down an old building on the lot and $51,887 to fill and level the lot. It also pays construction costs of $1,278,200 for the new building and $80,684 for lighting and paving a parking area. Prepare a single journal entry to record these costs incurred by Cala, all of which are paid in cash. View transaction list Journal entry worksheet < A Record the total costs of the plant assets. Note: Enter debits before credits. Transaction General Journal 1 Record entry Clear entry Debit Credit View generaarrow_forward
- Happy Timber, Inc. owns timberland that is used to supply firewood. The timberland was purchased for $480,000 of which $125,000 relates to the land itself, and it is expected to produce 1,000,000 total pieces of firewood over the next 5 years. If 75,000 pieces of firewood are cut and sold during the year, prepare the journal entries for the depletion and sale of the firewood. *Note: should have two iournal entries.arrow_forwardMarjorie Company commenced operations at the beginning of the current year. The following costs are incurred by the entity: Payment for land Taxes in arrears on building on land Demolition of current building on land, net of salvage of P10,000 1,000,000 40,000 100,000 Survey before construction of new building Contract price for factory building 60,000 5,000,000 Architect fee 230,000 Payment to city hall for approval of building construction 120,000 Safety fence around construction site Safety inspection on building 35,000 30,000 20,000 Removal of safety fence after completion of factory building New fence surrounding the factory Driveways, parking bays and safety lighting Cost of trees, shrubs and other landscaping 80,000 550,000 250,000 The land and factory building should respectively be measured atarrow_forwardCala Manufacturing purchases land for $337,000 as part of its plans to build a new plant. The company pays $33,200 to tear down an old building on the lot and $49,078 to fill and level the lot. It also pays construction costs of $1,441,700 for the new building and $91,004 for lighting and paving a parking area. Prepare a single journal entry to record these costs incurred by Cala, all of which are paid in cash. Please don't give image based answer..thankuarrow_forward
- On July 1 of the current year, Leonora Company purchased a parcel of land as a factory site for P3,200,000. An old building on the property was demolished and construction started on a new building that was completed December 31. Costs incurred on the construction project are listed below. Demolition of old building Architect fee Legal fee-title investigation Construction cost Imputed interest based on stock financing Landfill for building site Clearing of trees from building site Temporary building used for construction activities Land survey Excavation for basement Salvage materials from demolition Timber sold 2. What is the cost of the new building? a. 8,930,000 b. 9,220,000 c. 8,800,000 d. 9,360,000 210,000 300,000 40,000 8,500,000 140,000 190,000 100,000 290,000 40,000 130,000 20,000 30,000arrow_forwardOn July 1 of the current year, Leonora Company purchased a parcel of land as a factory site for P3,200,000. An old building on the property was demolished and construction started on a new building that was completed December 31. Costs incurred on the construction project are listed below. Demolition of old building Architect fee Legal fee-title investigation Construction cost Imputed interest based on stock financing Landfill for building site Clearing of trees from building site Temporary building used for construction activities Land survey Excavation for basement Salvage materials from demolition Timber sold 1. What is the cost of the land? a. 3,730,000 b. 3,630,000 c. 3,860,000 d. 3,760,000 210,000 300,000 40,000 8,500,000 140,000 190,000 100,000 290,000 40,000 130,000 20,000 30,000arrow_forwardOn December 1, B Company purchased a 4,000,000 tract of land for a factory site. The entity razed an old building on the property and sold the materials salvaged from the demolition. The entity incurred additional costs and realized a salvage proceeds during December as follows: Demolition of old building 200,000 Legal fees for the purchased contract and recording of ownership 150,000 Title guarantee insurance 50,000 Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials 20,000 In the December 31 statement of financial position, what is the carrying amount of the land?arrow_forward
- On January 6, Year 1, Mount Jackson Corporation purchased a tract of land for a factory site for $825,000. An existing building on the site was demolished and the new factory was completed on October 11, Year 1. Additional cost data are shown below: Construction cost of new building $ 1,000,000 Real estate and attorney fees 18,200 Architect fees 84,000 Cost to demolish old building 77,100 Salvage recovery from old building (13,000 ) Which of the following are the capitalized costs of the land and the new building, respectively? Multiple Choice A $843,200 and $1,148,100 B $920,300 and $1,071,000 C $825,000 and $1,166,300 D $907,300 and $1,084,000arrow_forwardOn January 6, Year 1, Mount Jackson Corporation purchased a tract of land for a factory site for $845,000. An existing building on the site was demolished and the new factory was completed on October 11, Year 1. Additional cost data are shown below: Construction cost of new building $ 1,032,000 Real estate and attorney fees Architect fees Cost to demolish old building Salvage recovery from old building What is the capitalized cost of the new building? O $1,205,900 O $1,120,000 O $1,105,000 O $1,184,900 21,000 88,000 79,900 (15,000)arrow_forwardDuring the year ended 31 December 20X1, Bougs Co built an extension to its head office. Associated costs are as follows: Land acquisition Fees for environmental certifications and building permits Sm 20 X3 X4 Architect and engineer fees Construction material and labour costs X5 At 30 September 20X1, this head office extension became available for use. At that date, the total borrowing costs incurred on a loan which was used specifically to finance this head office extension amounted to $1.6 million. Since construction costs are gradually eliminated according to the construction progress, there is a temporary income from the above loan of $0.3 million during the construction period.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
