Ayer Inc. purchased land, paying $$155,000$ ?cash as a down payment and signing a $$175,000$ ?note payable for the balance. Ayer also had to pay delinquent property tax of $$3,000,$ ?title insurance costing $$1,500,$ ?and $$15,000$ ?to level the land and to remove an unwanted building. The company paid $$54,000$ ?to remove earth for the foundation and then constructed an office building at a cost of $$3,600,000.$ ?It also paid $$60,000$ ?for a fence around the property, $$16,000$ ?for the company sign near the property entrance, and $$17,000$ ?for lighting of the grounds. Determine the cost and prepare the journal entry for the company's land, land improvements, and building. How does management determine the cost of an asset?

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