Reference no: EM131128210
The following payments and receipts are related to land, land improvements, and buildings acquired for use in a wholesale ceramic business. The receipts are identified by an asterisk.
a. Fee paid to attorney for title search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500
b. Cost of real estate acquired as a plant site: Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,000
Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000
c. Special assessment paid to city for extension of water main to the property . . . . 20,000
d. Cost of razing and removing building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000
e. Proceeds from sale of salvage materials from old building . . . . . . . . 3,600*
f. Delinquent real estate taxes on property, assumed by purchaser . . . 15,800
g. Premium on one-year insurance policy during construction . . . . . . . 4,200
h. Cost of filling and grading land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,500
i. Architect's and engineer's fees for plans and supervision . . . . . . . . . 18,000
j. Money borrowed to pay building contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750,000*
k. Cost of repairing windstorm damage during construction . . . . . . . . 4,500
l. Cost of paving parking lot to be used by customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000
m. Cost of trees and shrubbery planted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,000
n. Cost of floodlights installed on parking lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100
o. Cost of repairing vandalism damage during construction . . . . . . . . . 1,500
p. Proceeds from insurance company for windstorm and vandalism damage . . . . . 6,000*
q. Payment to building contractor for new building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800,000
r. Interest incurred on building loan during construction . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000
s. Refund of premium on insurance policy (g) canceled after 11 months 350*
1. Assign each payment and receipt to Land (unlimited life), Land Improvements (limited life), Building, or Other Accounts. Indicate receipts by an asterisk. Identify each item by letter and list the amounts in columnar form, as follows:
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2. Determine the amount debited to Land, Land Improvements, and Building.
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