Land purchase Demolition of old building Legal fees for land acquisition Avoidable interest on loan for construction $22,000 3,000 1,500 2,900 53,000 1,200 3,500 18,800 15,000 1,000 12,000 3,000 7,500 2,500 Building construction Assessment by city for sewer connection-city is responsible for maintenance Landscaping (expected to be permanent in nature) Equipment purchased for excavation Pro rata portion of fixed overhead incurred during construction of building Insurance on building during construction Profit on construction Compensation for injury to construction worker (not covered by the insurance policy purchased by Mawn) Modifications to building ordered by building inspectors (due to poor planning by Mawn) Delinquent property taxes on land paid in 2019 (land was purchased during the year)

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Mawn Company bought and and built a warehouse during 2019. It improperly debited the following related costs to an account titled Land and Buildings:

Prepare the correcting entries on December 31, 2019, to properly reclassify the preceding items.

Land purchase
Demolition of old building
Legal fees for land acquisition
Avoidable interest on loan for construction
$22,000
3,000
1,500
2,900
53,000
1,200
3,500
18,800
15,000
1,000
12,000
3,000
7,500
2,500
Building construction
Assessment by city for sewer connection-city is responsible for maintenance
Landscaping (expected to be permanent in nature)
Equipment purchased for excavation
Pro rata portion of fixed overhead incurred during construction of building
Insurance on building during construction
Profit on construction
Compensation for injury to construction worker (not covered by the insurance policy purchased by Mawn)
Modifications to building ordered by building inspectors (due to poor planning by Mawn)
Delinquent property taxes on land paid in 2019 (land was purchased during the year)
Transcribed Image Text:Land purchase Demolition of old building Legal fees for land acquisition Avoidable interest on loan for construction $22,000 3,000 1,500 2,900 53,000 1,200 3,500 18,800 15,000 1,000 12,000 3,000 7,500 2,500 Building construction Assessment by city for sewer connection-city is responsible for maintenance Landscaping (expected to be permanent in nature) Equipment purchased for excavation Pro rata portion of fixed overhead incurred during construction of building Insurance on building during construction Profit on construction Compensation for injury to construction worker (not covered by the insurance policy purchased by Mawn) Modifications to building ordered by building inspectors (due to poor planning by Mawn) Delinquent property taxes on land paid in 2019 (land was purchased during the year)
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