the harshman company constructed a building for


The Harshman Company constructed a building for its own use. The company incurred costs of $20,000 for materials and supplies, $48,000 for direct labor, and $4,000 for a supervisor's overtime that was caused by the construction. The company uses a factory overhead rate of 50% of direct labor cost. Before construction, the company had received a bid of $100,000 from an outside contractor.

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1. At what value should the company capitalize the building? Justify your answer.

2. Would your answer change if the bid from the outside contractor had been $80,000? $60,000?

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