Reference no: EM1373128
Asset cost allocation; straight line depreciation
In January 2013, Mitzu Co. pays $2,600,000 for a tract of land with two buildings on it. It plans to demolish Building I and build a new store in its place. Building 2 will be a company office; it is appraised at $644,000 with a useful life of 20 years and an $60,000 salvage value. A lighted parking lot near Building 1 has improvements (Land improvements 1) valued at $420,000 that are expected to last another 12 years with no salvage value. Without the building and improvements, the tract of land is valued at $1,736,000.
The company will also incur the following additional costs:
- Cost to demolish Building 1 $328,400
- Cost of additional land grading $175,400
- Cost to construct new building (Building 3), having a useful life of 25 years and a $392,000 salvage value...$2,202,000
- Cost of new land improvements (Land improvements 2) near Building 2 having a 20 year useful life and no salvage value...$164,000
Required:
1. Prepare a table with the following column headings: Land, Building 2, Building 3, Land Improvements 1, and Land Improvements 2. Allocate the costs incurred by Mitzuto the appropriate columns and total each column (round percents to the nearest 1 %)
2. Prepare a single journal entry to record all the incurred costs assuming they are paid in cash on January 1, 2013
3. Using the straight line method, prepare the December 31 adjusting entries to record depreciation for the 12 months of 2013 when these assets were in use.
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