On March 1, 2001, Neil Young Company acquired real estate, on which it planned to construct a

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On March 1, 2001, Neil Young Company acquired real estate, on which it planned to construct a small office building, by paying $90,000 in cash. An old warehouse on the property was demolished at a cost of $6,600; the salvaged materials were sold for $1,700.

Additional expenditures before construction began included $1,100 attorney's fee for work concerning the land purchase, $4,000 real estate broker’s fee, $7,800 architect's fee, and

$14,000 to put in driveways and a parking lot.

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(a) Determine the amount to be reported as the cost of the land.

(b) For each cost not used in part (a), indicate the account to be debited.

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Financial Accounting Tools For Business Decision Making

ISBN: 9780471347743

2nd Edition

Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso

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