C&L Estates is developing a lakeside community that includes 300 home lots; 140 lots are lakefront lots and will sell for $110,000 each; 160 are interior lots and will sell for $70,000 each. The developer acquired the land for $2,100,000 and spent another $1,800,000 on road and utility improvements. Compute the amount of joint cost to be allocated to the lakefront lots using a value basis.
C&L Estates is developing a lakeside community that includes 300 home lots; 140 lots are lakefront lots and will sell for $110,000 each; 160 are interior lots and will sell for $70,000 each. The developer acquired the land for $2,100,000 and spent another $1,800,000 on road and utility improvements. Compute the amount of joint cost to be allocated to the lakefront lots using a value basis.
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Transcribed Image Text:C&L Estates is developing a lakeside community that
includes 300 home lots; 140 lots are lakefront lots and
will sell for $110,000 each; 160 are interior lots and will
sell for $70,000 each. The developer acquired the land
for $2,100,000 and spent another $1,800,000 on road
and utility improvements.
Compute the amount of joint cost to be allocated to the
lakefront lots using a value basis.
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