Grieg Landscaping began construction of a new plant on December 1, 2014. On this date, the company

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Grieg Landscaping began construction of a new plant on December 1, 2014. 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, 2014, 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 as follows.

Date of Payment Amount of Payment

March 1.................... $240,000

May 1........................330,000

July 1........................ 60,000

The building was completed on July 1, 2015. To finance construction of this plant, Grieg borrowed $600,000 from the bank on December 1, 2014. Grieg had no other borrowings. The $600,000 was a 10-year loan bearing interest at 8%.

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Compute the balance in each of the following accounts at December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2015. (Round amounts to the nearest dollar.)

(a) Land.

(b) Buildings.

(c) Interest Expense.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470423684

13th Edition

Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, And Terry D. Warfield

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