Marigold Landscaping began construction of a new plant on December 1, 2017. On this date, the company purchased a parcel of land for $140,400 in cash. In addition, it paid $2,640 in surveying costs and $3,840 for a title insurance policy. An old dwelling on the premises was demolished at a cost of $3,120, with $1,200 being received from the sale of materials. Architectural plans were also formalized on December 1, 2017, when the architect was paid $34,800. The necessary building permits costing $3,120 were obtained from the city and paid for on December 1 as well. The excavation work began during the first week in December with payments made to the contractor in 2018 as follows: March 1 $252,000 ,May 1 332,400, July 1 64,800.

The building was completed on July 1, 2018. To finance construction of this plant, Marigold borrowed $609,600 from the bank on December 1, 2017. Marigold had no other borrowings. The $609,600 was a 10-year loan bearing interest at 9%. Compute the balance in each of the following accounts at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018.

a) balance in land account december 31, 2017 & december 31, 2018

b) balance in building december 31, 2017 & december 31, 2018

c) balance in interest expense december 31, 2017 & december 31, 2018