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Instructions
Instructions
Indicate how these items would be reported on the income statement of Hollerith Co.
P10.5 (LO1, 2) (Classification of Costs and Interest Capitalization) On January 1,
2019, Blair Corporation purchased for $500,000 a tract of land (site number 101)
with a building. Blair paid a real estate broker's commission of $36,000, legal fees of
$6,000, and title guarantee insurance of $18,000. The closing statement indicated
that the land value was $500,000 and the building value was $100,000. Shortly after
acquisition, the building was razed at a cost of $54,000.
Blair entered into a $3,000,000 fixed-price contract with Slatkin Builders, Inc. on March
1, 2019, for the construction of an office building on land site number 101. The
building was completed and occupied on September 30, 2020. Additional construction
costs were incurred as follows.
The building is estimated to have a 40-year life from date of completion and will be
depreciated using the 150% declining-balance method.
To finance construction costs, Blair borrowed $3,000,000 on March 1, 2019. The loan
is payable in 10 annual installments of $300,000 plus interest at the rate of 10%.
Blair's weighted-average amounts of accumulated building construction expenditures
were as follows.
Instructions
a. Prepare a schedule that discloses the individual costs making up the balance in
the Land account in respect of land site number 101 as of September 30, 2020.
b. Prepare a schedule that discloses the individual costs that should be
capitalized in the Buildings account as of September 30, 2020. Show
supporting computations in good form.
P10.6 (LO2) (Interest During Construction) Cho Landscaping began construction of
a new plant on December 1, 2019 (all amounts in thousands). On this date, the
company purchased a parcel of land for ¥139,000 in cash. In addition, it paid ¥2,000
in surveying costs and ¥4,000 for a title insurance policy. An old dwelling on the
premises was demolished at a cost of ¥3,000, with ¥1,000 being received from the
sale of materials.
Architectural plans were also formalized on December 1, 2019, when the architect
was paid ¥30,000. The necessary building permits costing ¥3,000 were obtained from
the city and paid for on December 1 as well. The excavation work began during the
first week in December with payments made to the contractor in 2020 as follows.