Reference no: EM132567780

Timberly Construction negotiates a lump-sum purchase of several assets from a company that is going out of business. The purchase is completed on January 1, 2017, at a total cash price of $820,000 for a building, land, land improvements, and four vehicles. The estimated market values of the assets are building, $460,000; land, $300,000; land improvements, $70,000; and four vehicles, $170,000. The company's fiscal year ends on December 31.

Required:

Question 1-a. Prepare a table to allocate the lump-sum purchase price to the separate assets purchased.

Question 1-b. Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase.

Question 2. Compute the depreciation expense for year 2017 on the building using the straight-line method, assuming a 15-year life and a $31,000 salvage value.

Question 3. Compute the depreciation expense for year 2017 on the land improvements assuming a five-year life and double-declining-balance depreciation.