Reference no: EM132934360

The Band Company was organized on January 1. During the first year of operations, the following expenditures and receipts were recorded in random order in the account, Land.

Debits
1. Cost of real estate purchased as a plant site (land and building). $ 250,000
2. Accrued real estate taxes paid at the time of the purchase of the real estate. 4,000
3. Cost of demolishing building to make land suitable for construction of a new
building. 15,000
4. Architect's fees on building plans. 14,000
5. Excavation costs for new building. 24,000
6. Cost of filling and grading the land. 5,000
7. Insurance and taxes during construction of building. 6,000
8. Cost of repairs to building under construction caused by a small fire. 7,000
9. Interest paid during the year, of which $54,000 pertains to the construction
period. 64,000
10. Full payment to building contractor. 780,000
11. Cost of parking lots and driveways. 46,000
12. Real estate taxes paid for the current year on the land. 4,000
Total Debits $1,219,000

Credits
13. Insurance proceeds for fire damage. $3,000
14. Proceeds from salvage of demolished building 3,500
Total Credits $6,500

Instructions

Problem 1: Analyze the foregoing transactions using the following tabular arrangement. Insert the number of each transaction in the Item space and insert the amounts in the appropriate columns.