Check my work At December 31, 2017, Cord Company's plant asset and accumulated depreciation and amortization accounts had balances as follows: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization Category Land Buildings Machinery and equipment Automobiles and trucks Leasehold improvements Land improvements Plant Asset $ 167, eee 1,100,000 725,000 164,000 200,000 320,909 309,500 92,325 100,000 Depreciation methods and useful lives: Buildings--150% declining balance: 25 years. Machinery and equipment-Straight line: 10 years. Automobiles and trucks-150% declining balance, 5 years, all acquired after 2014 Leasehold improvements-Straight line. Land improvements-Straight line. Depreciation is computed to the nearest month and residual values are immaterial. Transactions during 2018 and other information: a. On January 6, 2018, a plant facility consisting of land and building was acquired from King Corp. in exchange for 17.000 shares of Cord's common stock. On this date, Cord's stock had a fair value of $50 a share. Current assessed values of land and building for property tax purposes are $167,500 and $502,500, respectively. b. On March 25, 2018, new parking lots, streets, and sidewalks at the acquired plant facility were completed at a total cost of $144,000. These expenditures had an estimated useful life of 12 years.