China Express purchased land for $140,000. Prior to construction on the new buil
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China Express purchased land for $140,000. Prior to construction on the new building, the land had to be cleared of trees and brush. Construction costs incurred during the first year are listed below:
Land clearing costs
$ 5,000
Architect fees (for new building)
30,000
Legal fees for title investigation of land
1,000
Property taxes on land (for the first year)
2,500
Building construction costs
440,000
Required:
Determine the amounts that should be recorded in the land and the new building accounts.
2. Diamond Autobody purchased some new equipment. The new equipment cost $90,000. The company estimates the equipment will have a residual value of $10,000. Cheetah Copy also estimates it will use the equipment for four years or about 5,000 total hours.
Required:
Prepare a depreciation schedule for three years using the following methods:
1. Straight-line.
2. Double-declining-balance.
3. Activity-based. Actual use per year was as follows:
Year
Hours Used
1
1,200
2
1,400
3
1,500
4
1,100
3. The Snack Stop had the following long-term asset balances as of January 1, 2015:
Cost
Accumulated
Depreciation
Book
Value
Land
$90,000
–
$90,000
Building
600,000
($60,000)
540,000
Equipment
200,000
(72,000)
128,000
All of the assets were purchased at the beginning of 2013. The building is depreciated over a 20-year service life using the straight-line method and estimating no residual value. The equipment is depreciated over a 10-year useful life using the double-declining-balance method with an estimated residual value of $10,000. Depreciation has already been calculated for the first two years.
Required:
1. For the year ended December 31, 2015, record depreciation expense for buildings and equipment. Land is not depreciated.
2. Calculate the book value for each of the four long-term assets at December 31, 2015.
Land clearing costs
$ 5,000
Architect fees (for new building)
30,000
Legal fees for title investigation of land
1,000
Property taxes on land (for the first year)
2,500
Building construction costs
440,000
Explanation / Answer
1. Amounts that should be recorded in the land and the new building accounts is as calculated below:
Land Buildings Purchase price of land 140,000 Land clearing costs 5,000 5,000 Architect fees (for new building) 30,000 30,000 Legal fees for title investigation of land 1,000 1,000 Property taxes on land (for the first year) 2,500 Will be recorded as property tax expense Building construction costs 440,000 440,000 146,000 470,000Related Questions
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