Parks Inc. had recently completed construction of a new manufacturing facility. Prior to the approval of the
Question:
Parks Inc. had recently completed construction of a new manufacturing facility. Prior to the approval of the building permits, the company operated a parking lot on the land. This parking lot had revenues, net of costs, of $130,000. Construction will take place over an 18 month period. Total construction costs were as follows:
Material .................................................... $640,000
Labour ..................................................... 1,100,000
Incremental overhead ........................... 240,000
General overhead ................................. 100,000
Interest costs on general loan ............ 200,000
Cost of building permits ....................... 40,000
Required:
Provide the total amount of construction costs that would be capitalized to the cost of the building using ASPE. Indicate the items that are different as compared to IFRS.
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Intermediate Accounting Volume 1
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Authors: Thomas H. Beechy, Joan E. Conrod, Elizabeth Farrell, Ingrid McLeod Dick