1. Frodo Corp. purchased a corner lot in the Shire five years ago at a cost of $584,707 in order to sell gold jewelry to black-caped men with questionable attitudes. The lot was recently appraised at $1,055,223. At the time of the purchase, the company spent $50,000 to grade the lot and another $4,000 to build a small building on the lot to house a parking lot attendant who has overseen the use of the lot for daily commuter parking. The company now wants to build a new retail store on the site. The building cost is estimated at $1,125,950. What amount should be used as the initial cash flow for this building project?
2. Bernie's Beverages purchased some fixed assets classified as 5-year property for MACRS (use the table in your text). The assets cost $13,715. What will the accumulated depreciation be at the end of year three? Enter the dollar amount as a positive integer value (ex. +$3,450.70 as 3451).