Cornerstones of Financial Accounting
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Chapter 7, Problem 17CE
To determine
Cost of a Fixed Asset:
Cost of a Fixed Asset is the cost incurred on acquiring the Fixed asset and includes any expenditure which is necessary in preparing the asset for its use.
To calculate:
To determine the cost of Land.
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Cost of a Fixed Asset
Borges Inc. recently purchased land to use for the construction of its new manufacturing facility and incurred the following costs: purchase
price, $83,000; interest charges, $500; real estate commissions, $4,800; delinquent property taxes, $1,500; closing costs, $3,300; and
clearing and grading of the land, $8,100.
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Determine the cost of the land.
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Cost of a Tangible Capital Asset
Borges Ltd. recently purchased land to use for the construction of its new manufacturing facility and incurred the following costs: purchase price, $85,000; real estate commissions, $5,100; delinquent property taxes, $1,500; closing costs, $3,500; clearing and grading of the land, $8,100.
Required:
Determine the cost of the land.
Merchant Company purchased property for a building site. The costs associated with the property were:
Purchase price
Real estate commissions
Legal fees
Expenses of clearing the land
Expenses to remove old building
What portion of these costs should be allocated to the cost of the land and what portion should be allocated to the cost of the new building?
Multiple Choice
$181,300 to Land; $20,800 to Building.
$196,800 to Land; $1,500 to Building.
$195,500 to Land; $5,300 to Building.
$199,300 to Land; $0 to Building.
$ 180,000
15,500
1,300
2,500
1,500
$200,800 to Land; $0 to Building.
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