In january 2013 mitzu co pays 2650000 for a tract of land


In January 2013, Mitzu Co. pays $2,650,000 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 $823,500, with a useful life of 20 years and an $75,000 salvage value. A lighted parking lot near Building 1 has improvements (Land Improvements 1) valued at $305,000 that are expected to last another 10 years with no salvage value. Without the buildings and improvements, the tract of land is valued at $1,921,500. The company also incurs the following additional costs:

Cost to demolish Building 1

$346,400  

Cost of additional land grading

189,400  

Cost to construct new building (Building 3), having a useful life of 25 years and a $402,000 salvage value

2,222,000  

Cost of new land improvements (Land Improvements 2) near Building 2 having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value

173,000  

Total costs

7,965,799  

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Journal Entry Worksheet

A. Record the costs of the plant assets.

Journal Entry Worksheet -

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 year-end adjusting entry for the depreciation expense of Building 2

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.

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