A land developer purchased some farmland to build a suburb. The full cost was $2,000,000 and the package was appraised as follows: land: $1,200,000; buildings, $900,000; land improvements, $300,000. In addition, the developer spent $550,000 installing utilities, $1,300,000 preparing the streets and $300,000 building a parking lot. The developer received $100,000 when the topsoil was sold. What amount should be recorded in the Land Improvements account? A)$250,000 BJS2,300,000 C)$600,000 D) $2,400,000 Please explain how and why to calculate impairment, I have tried and used the formula: (Fair Value/Total Fair Value) x purchase price - amount recoverable. This was my calculation but it is incorrect (300000/2450000) x 2000000 - 100000 = 1448980 Please provide the correct formula and how to know where to Input each number!
A land developer purchased some farmland to build a suburb. The full cost was $2,000,000 and the package was appraised as follows: land: $1,200,000; buildings, $900,000; land improvements, $300,000. In addition, the developer spent $550,000 installing utilities, $1,300,000 preparing the streets and $300,000 building a parking lot. The developer received $100,000 when the topsoil was sold. What amount should be recorded in the Land Improvements account? A)$250,000 BJS2,300,000 C)$600,000 D) $2,400,000 Please explain how and why to calculate impairment, I have tried and used the formula: (Fair Value/Total Fair Value) x purchase price - amount recoverable. This was my calculation but it is incorrect (300000/2450000) x 2000000 - 100000 = 1448980 Please provide the correct formula and how to know where to Input each number!
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![A land developer purchased some farmland to build a suburb. The full cost was $2,000,000 and the package was appraised as follows: land: $1,200,000; buildings, $900,000; land improvements, $300,000. In addition, the developer spent $550,000 installing utilities,
$1,300,000 preparing the streets and $300,000 building a parking lot. The developer received $100,000 when the topsoil was sold. What amount should be recorded in the Land Improvements account?
A)$250,000
B)$2,300,000
C)$600,000
D) $2,400,000
Please explain how and why to calculate impairment, I have tried and used the formula: (Fair Value/Total Fair Value) x purchase price - amount recoverable.
This was my calculation but it is incorrect (300000/2450000) x 2000000-100000 = 1448980
Please provide the correct formula and how to know where to Input each number!](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F16e3bd8e-9d4a-4235-bc68-dbae63f14589%2F324c2633-0c26-4d15-90aa-962d9e9bf649%2F6ldmhix_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A land developer purchased some farmland to build a suburb. The full cost was $2,000,000 and the package was appraised as follows: land: $1,200,000; buildings, $900,000; land improvements, $300,000. In addition, the developer spent $550,000 installing utilities,
$1,300,000 preparing the streets and $300,000 building a parking lot. The developer received $100,000 when the topsoil was sold. What amount should be recorded in the Land Improvements account?
A)$250,000
B)$2,300,000
C)$600,000
D) $2,400,000
Please explain how and why to calculate impairment, I have tried and used the formula: (Fair Value/Total Fair Value) x purchase price - amount recoverable.
This was my calculation but it is incorrect (300000/2450000) x 2000000-100000 = 1448980
Please provide the correct formula and how to know where to Input each number!
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