The new land cost 90000 and the new building cost 400000


Question - On April 1, 2014, Gloria Estefan Company received a condemnation award of $430,000 cash as compensation for the forced sale of the company's land and building, which stood in the path of a new state highway. The land and building cost $60,000 and $280,000, respectively, when they were acquired. At April 1, 2014, the accumulated depreciation relating to the building amounted to $160,000. On August 1, 2014, Estafan purchased a piece of replacement property for cash. The new land cost $90,000, and the new building cost $400,000.

Prepare the journal entries to record the transactions on April 1 and August 1, 2014.

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