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In January 2013, Mitzu Co. pays $2,800,000 for a tract of land with two building

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Question

In January 2013, Mitzu Co. pays $2,800,000 for a tract of land with two buildings on it. It plans to demolish Building 1 and build a new store in its place. Building 2 will be a company office; it is appraised at $600,000, with a useful life of 20 years and an $80,000 salvage value. A lighted parking lot near Building 1 has improvements (Land Improvements 1) valued at $630,000 that are expected to last another 21 years with no salvage value. Without the buildings and improvements, the tract of land is valued at $1,770,000. The company also incurs the following additional costs:

Cost to demolish Building 1               $347,400    
Cost of additional land grading          187,400    
Cost to construct new building (Building 3), having a useful life
of 25 years and a $402,000 salvage value                                               2,242,000    
Cost of new land improvements (Land Improvements 2) near Building 2 having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value                178,000

1.      1. Allocate the costs incurred by Mitzu to the appropriate columns and total each column.

Allocation   of purchase price

Appraised   value

Percent   of total appraized value

X

Total   cost of acquisition

=

Apportioned   cost

Land

x

=

Building   2

x

=

Land   improvements 1

x

=

Total

Land

Building   2

Building   3

Land   Improvements 1

Land   Improvements 2

Purchase   Price

Demolition

Land   grading

New   Building (Construction cost)

New   Improvements cost

Totals

1.      Prepare a single journal entry to record all the incurred costs assuming they are paid in cash on January 1, 2013.

a.       Record the costs of the plant assets.


2.      Using the straight-line method, prepare the December 31 adjusting entries to record depreciation for the 12 months of 2013 when these assets were in use.

a.       Record the costs of the plant assets.

b.      Record the year-end adjusting entry for the depreciation expense of Building 3

c.       Record the year-end adjusting entry for the depreciation expense of Land Improvements 1.

d.      Record the year-end adjusting entry for the depreciation expense of Land Improvements 2

  

Allocation   of purchase price

     

Appraised   value

     

Percent   of total appraized value

     

X

     

Total   cost of acquisition

     

=

     

Apportioned   cost

     

Land

     

     

     

x

     

     

=

     

     

Building   2

     

     

     

x

     

     

=

     

     

Land   improvements 1

     

     

     

x

     

     

=

     

     

Total

     

     

     

     

     

     

  

Explanation / Answer

Appraised value of Assets
Land $1,865,600
Building $641,300
Land Improvements $408,100
Total appraised value = $2,915,000 at time of purchase

Cost Allocated to each asset at time of purchase
Land
(1,865,600 / 2,915,000) x 2,800,000 = $1,792,000
Building (2)
(641,300 / 2,915,000) x 2,800,000 = $616,000
Land Improvements (1)
(408,100 / 2,915,000) x 2,800,000 = $392,000

Cost to demolish Building 1 $ 422,600
Add to Land
Cost of additional land grading 167,200
Add to Land
Cost to construct new building (Building 3), having a useful life
of 25 years and a $390,100 salvage value 2,019,000
Add $2,019,000 to Building (3)
Cost of new land improvements (Land Improvements 2) near Building 2
having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value 158,000
Add to Land Improvements (2)

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