Acct 311

Homework 5 of 6 (Chapter 10 and 11)

1.Wilson Co. purchased land as a factory site for $1,350,000. Wilson paid $120,000 to tear down two buildings on the land. Salvage was sold for $8,100. Legal fees of $5,220 were paid for title investigation and making the purchase. Architect's fees were $46,800. Title insurance cost $3,600, and liability insurance during construction cost $3,900. Excavation cost $15,660. The contractor was paid $4,200,000. An assessment made by the city for pavement was $9,600. Interest costs during construction were $255,000.

The cost of the land that should be recorded by Wilson Co. is?

2.On February 1, 2017, Nelson Corporation purchased a parcel of land as a factory site for $320,000. An old building on the property was demolished, and construction began on a new building which was completed on November 1, 2017. Costs incurred during this period are listed below:

Demolition of old building$20,000

Architect's fees35,000

Legal fees for title investigation and purchase contract5,000

Construction costs1,390,000

(Salvaged materials resulting from demolition were sold for $10,000.)

Nelson should record the cost of the land and new building, respectively, as

3.Fogelberg Company purchased equipment for $30,000. Sales tax on the purchase was $1,500. Other costs incurred were freight charges of $400, repairs of $700 for damage during installation, and installation costs of $450. What is the cost of the equipment?

4.Mendenhall Corporation constructed a building at a cost of $14,000,000. Weighted-average accumulated expenditures were $5,600,000, actual interest was $560,000, and avoidable interest was $280,000. If the salvage value is $1,120,000, and the useful life is 40 years, depreciation expense for the first full year using the straight-line method is ?

5.On March 1, Imhoff Co. began construction of a small building. Payments of $800,000 were made monthly for three months beginning March 1. The building was completed and ready for occupancy on June 1. In determining the amount of interest cost to be capitalized, the weighted-average accumulated expenditures are

6.Hoyle Company traded machinery with a book value of $760,000 and a fair value of $720,000. It received in exchange from Durler Company a machine with a fair value of $800,000. Hoyle also paid cash of $80,000 in the exchange. Durler's machine has a book value of $760,000. What amount of gain or loss should Hoyle recognize on the exchange (assuming lack of commercial substance)?

7.Falcon Company purchased a depreciable asset for $175,000. The estimated salvage value is $14,000, and the estimated useful life is 10 years. The straight-line method will be used for depreciation. What is the depreciation base of this asset?

8.Klayton Corporation purchased factory equipment that was installed and put into service January 2, 2017, at a total cost of $150,000. Salvage value was estimated at $10,000. The equipment is being depreciated over four years using the double-declining balance method. For the year 2018, Klayton should record depreciation expense on this equipment of

9.On September 19, 2017, Markham Co. purchased machinery for $475,000. Salvage value was estimated to be $25,000. The machinery will be depreciated over eight years using the sum-of-the-years'-digits method. If depreciation is computed on the basis of the nearest full month, Markham should record depreciation expense for 2018 on this machinery of

10.King Corporation owns machinery with a book value of $760,000. It is estimated that the machinery will generate future cash flows of $700,000. The machinery has a fair value of $560,000. King should recognize a loss on impairment of