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Please answer the whole question. and how did you figure out the percentages. Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] In

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In January 2017, Mitzu Co. pays $2,650,000 for a tract of land with two buildings on it. It plans to demolish Building 1 and build a new store in its place. Building 2 will be a company office; it is appraised at $701,500, with a useful life of 20 years and a $80,000 salvage value. A lighted parking lot near Building 1 has improvements (Land Improvements 1) valued at $488,000 that are expected to last another 16 years with no salvage value. Without the buildings and improvements, the tract of land is valued at $1,860,500. The company also incurs the following additional costs:

Cost to demolish Building 1 $ 339,400
Cost of additional land grading 191,400
Cost to construct new building (Building 3), having a useful life of 25 years and a $400,000 salvage value 2,262,000
Cost of new land improvements (Land Improvements 2) near Building 2 having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value 173,000

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1. Allocate the costs incurred by Mitzu to the appropriate columns and total each column.

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2. Prepare a single journal entry to record all the incurred costs assuming they are paid in cash on January 1, 2017. image text in transcribed

3. Using the straight-line method, prepare the December 31 adjusting entries to record depreciation for the 12 months of 2017 when these assets were in use.

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Percent Total Allocation of purchase price Appraised Value AppraisedTotal cost of acquisition | = Apportioned Cost Value Land Building 2 Land Improvements 1 Totals $ 1,860,500 701,500 488,000 S 3,050,000 0% Land Building2 Building3 Improvements 1 Im Purchase Price Demolition Land grading New building (Construction cost) New improvements Totals Journal entry worksheet Record the cost of the plant assets, paid in cash. Note: Enter debits before credits. Date General Journal Debit Credit Jan 01 Record entry Clear entry View general journal Journal entry worksheet 4 Record the year-end adjusting entry for the depreciation expense of Building 2. Note: Enter debits before credits. Date General Journal Debit Credit Dec 31 Record entry Clear entry View general journal

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