Determine the initial valuation of each of the assets


Teradene Corporation purchased land as a factory site and contracted with Maxtor Construction to construct a factory. Teradene made the following expenditures related to the acquisition of the land, building, and equipment for the factory: (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1, FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.): 

  

  Purchase price of the land

$

1,330,000

 

  Demolition and removal of old building

 

93,000

 

  Clearing and grading the land before construction

 

215,000

 

  Various closing costs in connection with acquiring the land

 

55,000

 

  Architect's fee for the plans for the new building

 

63,000

 

  Payments to Maxtor for building construction

 

3,380,000

 

  Equipment purchased

 

925,000

 

  Freight charges on equipment

 

45,000

 

  Trees, plants, and other landscaping

 

58,000

 

  Installation of a sprinkler system for the landscaping

 

6,300

 

  Cost to build special platforms and install wiring for the equipment

 

25,000

 

  Cost of trial runs to ensure proper installation of the equipment

 

8,300

 

  Fire and theft insurance on the factory for the first year of use

 

37,000

 
 

In addition to the above expenditures, Teradene purchased four forklifts from Caterpillar. In payment, Teradene paid $29,000 cash and signed a non interest-bearing note requiring the payment of $83,000 in one year. An interest rate of 6% properly reflects the time value of money for this type of loan.

Required:

Determine the initial valuation of each of the assets Teradene acquired in the above transactions. 

Assets

Initial valuation

Land

 

Building

 

Equipment

 

Land improvements

 

Fork lifts

 

Prepaid insurance

 

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