P8-8A. Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment 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 $900,000 cash. The building, which will be

used in operations, has an estimated useful life of 25 years and a salvage value of $60,000. Of

the purchase price, $810,000 is allocated to the cost of the building, and the remaining balance

to the land.

2. Paid $30,000 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 $25,000 for the construction of a new entrance to the building.

4. Purchased store equipment, paying the invoice price (including seven percent sales tax) of

$74,900 in cash. The estimated useful life of the equipment is eight years, and the salvage

value is $6,000.

5. Paid $220 freight on the new equipment.

6. Paid $1,500 to repair damages to floor caused when the store equipment was accidentally

dropped as it was moved into place.

7. Paid $40 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. Determine the acquisition cost associated with each asset based on these transactions.

b. Calculate the 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.