Journal Entries for Plant Assets

During the first few days of the year, Coast Company entered into the following transactions:

1	Purchased a parcel of land with a building on it for $990,000 cash. The building, which will be used in operations, has an estimated useful life of 25 years and a salvage value of $66,000. The assessed valuations for property tax purposes show the land at $88,000 and the building at $792,000.
2	Paid $33,000 for the construction of an asphalt parking lot for customers. The parking lot is expected to last 12 years and has no salvage value.
3	Paid $27,500 for the construction of a new entrance to the building.
4	Purchased store equipment, paying the invoice price (including seven percent sales tax) of $82,390 in cash. The estimated useful life of the equipment is eight years, and the salvage value is $6,600.
5	Paid $242 freight on the new equipment.
6	Paid $1,650 to repair damages to floor caused when the store equipment was accidentally dropped as it was moved into place.
7	Paid $44 for an umbrella holder to place inside front door (customers may place wet umbrellas in the holder). The holder is expected to last 20 years.

Required

a. Prepare journal entries to record these transactions.

General Journal
Date	Description	Debit	Credit
1	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	Building	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record purchase of land and building.
2	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record cost of parking lot.
3	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record cost of new building entrance.
4	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record purchase of store equipment.
5	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record freight payment on store equipment.
6	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record payment to repair damaged floor.
7	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record purchase of umbrella holder.

b. Prepare the December 31 journal entries to record depreciation expense for the year. Double-declining balance depreciation is used for the equipment, and straight-line depreciation is used for the building and parking lot.

General Journal
Date	Description	Debit	Credit
Dec.31	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record depreciation on building.
Dec.31	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record depreciation on parking lot.
Dec.31	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	AnswerAccumulated Depreciation - BuildingAccumulated Depreciation - Land ImprovementsAccumulated Depreciation - Store EquipmentBuildingCashDepreciation Expense - BuildingDepreciation Expense - Land ImprovementsDepreciation Expense - Store EquipmentLandLand Improvements - Parking LotMiscellaneous ExpenseRepairs ExpenseStore Equipment	Answer	Answer
	To record depreciation on store equipment.