Accounting Riverboat Adventures pays $480,000 plus$10,000 in closing costs to buy out acompetitor. The real estate consists of landappraised at $51,000, a building appraisedat $209,100, and paddleboats appraised at$249,900. Compute the cost that should beallocated to the building.

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Riverboat Adventures pays $480,000 plus $10,000 in closing costs to buy out a competitor. The real estate consists of land appraised at $51,000, a building appraised at $209,100, and paddleboats appraised at $249,900. Compute the cost that should be allocated to the building.