The following cases are independent. Case A Starling Ltd. bought a building for $1,060,000. Before using the
Question:
The following cases are independent.
Case A Starling Ltd. bought a building for $1,060,000. Before using the building, the following expenditures were made:
Repair and renovation of building ....................................................... $105,000
Construction of new paved driveway .................................................. 27,500
Upgraded landscaping ........................................................................... 4,200
Wiring ...................................................................................................... 16,000
Deposits with utilities for connections ............................................... 2,500
Sign for front and back of building, attached to roof ...................... 13,000
Installation of fence around property ............................................... 14,000
Case B Lark Company purchased a $32,500 tract of land for a new manufacturing facility. Lark demolished an old building on the property and sold the materials it salvaged from the demolition. Lark incurred additional costs and realized salvage proceeds as follows:
Demolition of old building ................................................................. $31,000
Routine maintenance (mowing) done on purchase......................... 2,500
Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials ........................................ 11,200
Legal fees ............................................................................................... 9,000
Title guarantee insurance .................................................................... 5,600
Required:
1. What balance would Starling report in the building account? List components separately.
2. What balance should Lark report in the land account? Land improvements?
3. If any items in the list above are excluded from the building and land accounts, indicate the appropriate classification.
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Intermediate Accounting Volume 1
ISBN: 9781260306743
7th Edition
Authors: Thomas H. Beechy, Joan E. Conrod, Elizabeth Farrell, Ingrid McLeod Dick