Determine initial valuation of each asset samtech acquired


Problem

Samtech Manufacturing purchased land and building for $4 million. In addition to the purchase price, Samtech made the following expenditures in connection with the purchase of the land and building:

Title insurance

$16,000

Legal fees for drawing the contract

5,000

Pro-rated property taxes for the period after the acquisition

36,000

State transfer fees

4,000

An independent appraisal estimated the fair values of the land and building, if purchased separately, at $3.3 and $1.1 million, respectively. Shortly after the acquisition, Samtech spent $82,000 to construct a parking lot and $40,000 for landscaping.

Task

Determine the initial valuation of each asset Samtech acquired in these transactions

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