Financial Accounting
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133791129
Author: Jane L. Reimers
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
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Chapter 6, Problem 2YT
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Determine the amount Company B should record as it cost of building and cost of land and also explain reason for recording the cost separately.
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A company purchased a track of land with the intent to use the land to put a new building. However, an old building is sitting where the new building is to be constructed, and the old building must be removed at a cost of $10,000. Should the cost of removing the old building be part of the cost of the building or be part of the cost of the land? Please explain:
Merchant Company purchased property for a building site. The costs associated with the property were:
Purchase price
Real estate commissions
Legal fees
Expenses of clearing the land
Expenses to remove old building
What portion of these costs should be allocated to the cost of the land and what portion should be allocated to the cost of the new building?
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$181,300 to Land; $20,800 to Building.
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$195,500 to Land; $5,300 to Building.
$199,300 to Land; $0 to Building.
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15,500
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$200,800 to Land; $0 to Building.
During the current year, Alanna Co. had the following transactions pertaining to its new office building.
Purchase price of land
Legal fees for contracts to purchase land
Architech fees
Demolition of the old building on site
Sale of scrap from old building
Construction cost of new building
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.
$130,000
5,000
20,000
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B. What should Alanna Co. record on its books for the building?
Chapter 6 Solutions
Financial Accounting
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