The Venus Company hired an architect to design plans and a construction firm to build a new office building on a parcel of land it owns. The following data relates to the building: Price paid to the construction firm $320,000 Architect fees Permit fees 18,000 1,200 Property taxes during the construction period 800 Insurance premium for the first year of operations 3,000 Property taxes during the first year of operations 6,000 The total acquisition cost of the new building is: a. $349,000. b. $340,000. c. $338,000. d. $320,000.

The Venus Company hired an architect to design plans and a construction firm to build a new office building on a parcel of land it owns. The following data relates to the building: Price paid to the construction firm $320,000 Architect fees Permit fees 18,000 1,200 Property taxes during the construction period 800 Insurance premium for the first year of operations 3,000 Property taxes during the first year of operations 6,000 The total acquisition cost of the new building is: a. $349,000. b. $340,000. c. $338,000. d. $320,000.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter10: Property, Plant And Equipment: Acquisition And Subsequent Investments

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 3RE: Utica Corporation paid 360,000 to purchase land and a building. An appraisal showed that the land is...

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