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Laural Company paid USD 840,000 cash for real property consisting of a tract of

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Question

Laural Company paid USD 840,000 cash for real property consisting of a tract of land and a building. The company intended to remodel and use the old building. To allocate the cost of the property acquired, Laural had the property appraised. The appraised values were as follows: land, USD 576,000, and office building, USD 384,000. The cost of clearing the land was USD 18,000. The building was remodeled at a cost of USD 76,800. The cost of a new identical office building was estimated to be USD 432,000. Prepare a schedule showing the cost of the assets acquired.

Explanation / Answer

SCHEDULE SHOWING THE COST OF THE ASSETS ACQUIRED       ($):__________

Land & Buildings                                                840,000  

Add: Cost of clearing the land                              18,000

Add: Cost of remoleling of building                       76,800                        934,800

Cost of new Building                                                                                432,000     

Total cost of assets acquired                                                                 1,366,800