Ford Motor Company's comparative balance sheet recently reported these amounts (in millions of dollars):

Unamortized special tools refers to the remaining asset balance after amortization expense has been subtracted. Ford uses no accumulated amortization account for special tools.
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1. There were no disposals of special tools during \(19 \mathrm{X} 1\). Compute the cost of new acquisitions of special tools.
2. Assume that during 19X1 Ford sold land, plant, and equipment for \(\$ 92\) million and that this transaction produced a gain of \(\$ 9\) million. What was the book value of the assets sold?
3. Use the answer to Requirement 2 to compute the cost of land, plant, and equipment acquired during 19X1. For convenience, work with net land, plant, and equipment.

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December 31, Property: Land, plant, and equipment.. Less accumulated depreciation. Net land, plant, and equipment Unamortized special tools... Net property... 19X1 19X0 $35,726.3 $34,825.1 (19,422.0) (18,486.8) 16,304.3 16,338.3 6,218.0 5,869.5 $22,522.3 $22,207.8 Ford's income statement for 19X1 reported the following expenses (in millions); Depreciation........... Amortization of special tools $2,455.8 1,822.1