On January 1, 2020, Williamsburg Inc. acquired a piece of land to construct a manufacturing plant. You have the following information about this transaction:

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On January 1, 2020, Williamsburg Inc. acquired a piece of land to construct a manufacturing plant. You
have the following information about this transaction:
$240,000
4% of price
$5,000
Price of land
Tax on transfer of land
Legal free to transfer property of land to
Williamsburg
$6,000
$1,000
$860,000
$2,100
$6,400
Cost of demolishing old building on the land
Income from scrap that was sold of old building
Cost of manufacturing building construction
Cost of insurance during construction
Cost of annual insurance on manufacturing building
after the construction is finished
Cost to repair a piece of equipment used in the
$1,000
factories construction
Management decided to allocate the following amounts to the parts of the factory building, and
estimated the corresponding useful lives and residual values as follows:
Allocated cost Useful life Residual value
Allocated Cost
Useful Life
Residual Value
$20,000
$1,000
$0
$4,000
$10,000
Windows
10 years
$20,000
$100,000
Furnace
10 years
Equipment
12 years
Building
Rest of manufacturing
40 years
plant total cost
The building was ready for use on September 1, 2020, but Williamsburg Inc. started using it on October
31st, 2020. Williamsburg Inc. applies IFRS.
Required
A) Calculate the total cost of land and of the office building and prepare the appropriate journal entry
assuming everything was paid for in cash.
B) Calculate the total depreciation expense to be recorded on December 31, 2020 assuming the straight-
line method is used for all assets.
Transcribed Image Text:On January 1, 2020, Williamsburg Inc. acquired a piece of land to construct a manufacturing plant. You have the following information about this transaction: $240,000 4% of price $5,000 Price of land Tax on transfer of land Legal free to transfer property of land to Williamsburg $6,000 $1,000 $860,000 $2,100 $6,400 Cost of demolishing old building on the land Income from scrap that was sold of old building Cost of manufacturing building construction Cost of insurance during construction Cost of annual insurance on manufacturing building after the construction is finished Cost to repair a piece of equipment used in the $1,000 factories construction Management decided to allocate the following amounts to the parts of the factory building, and estimated the corresponding useful lives and residual values as follows: Allocated cost Useful life Residual value Allocated Cost Useful Life Residual Value $20,000 $1,000 $0 $4,000 $10,000 Windows 10 years $20,000 $100,000 Furnace 10 years Equipment 12 years Building Rest of manufacturing 40 years plant total cost The building was ready for use on September 1, 2020, but Williamsburg Inc. started using it on October 31st, 2020. Williamsburg Inc. applies IFRS. Required A) Calculate the total cost of land and of the office building and prepare the appropriate journal entry assuming everything was paid for in cash. B) Calculate the total depreciation expense to be recorded on December 31, 2020 assuming the straight- line method is used for all assets.
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