Required information Problem 8-3A (Algo) Asset cost allocation; straight-line depreciation LO C1, P1 [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] On January 1, Mitzu Company pays a lump-sum amount of $2,600,000 for land, Building 1, Building 2, and Land Improvements 1. Building 1 has no value and will be demolished. Building 2 will be an office and is appraised at $750,000. with a useful life of 20 years and a $70,000 salvage value. Land improvements 1 is valued at $480,000 and is expected to last another 16 years with no salvage value. The land is valued at $1770,000. The company also incurs the following additional costs. Cost to desolish Building 1 Cost of additional land grading Cost to construct Building 3, having a useful life of 25 years and a $400,000 salvage value Cost of new Land Improvements 2. having a 20-year useful life and so salvage value Problem 8-3A (Algo) Part 1 $ 344,400 109,400 2,202,000 173,000
Depreciation Methods
The word "depreciation" is defined as an accounting method wherein the cost of tangible assets is spread over its useful life and it usually denotes how much of the assets value has been used up. The depreciation is usually considered as an operating expense. The main reason behind depreciation includes wear and tear of the assets, obsolescence etc.
Depreciation Accounting
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Problem 8-3A (Algo) Asset cost allocation; straight-line depreciation LO C1, P1
[The following information applies to the questions displayed below]
On January 1, Mitzu Company pays a lump-sum amount of $2,600,000 for land, Building 1, Building 2, and Land
Improvements 1. Building 1 has no value and will be demolished. Building 2 will be an office and is appraised at $750,000,
with a useful life of 20 years and a $70,000 salvage value. Land Improvements 1 is valued at $480,000 and is expected to
last another 16 years with no salvage value. The land is valued at $1770,000. The company also incurs the following
additional costs.
Cost to desolish Building 1
Cost of additional land grading
Cost to construct Building 3, having a useful life of 25 years and a $400,000 salvage value
Cost of new Land Teprovements 1, having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value
Problem 8-3A (Algo) Part 1
Required:
1. Allocate the costs incurred by Mitzu to the appropriate columns and total each column.
Allocation of Purchase Price
Land
Building 2
Land Improvements 1
Totals
Purchase Price
Demolition
Land grading
Appraised
Value
$
1.770.000
660,000
570,000
5 3,000,000
Land
Percent of
Total
Appraised
Value
50%
22%
10%
100%
Building 2
Total cost of
acquisition
$ 2,600,000 . $
2,500,000
2.000.000
Buliding 3
=
S
Apportioned Cost
$344,400
109,400
2,202,000
173,000
1.593.000
1,593,000
Land
Land
Improvements 1 Improvements 2](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2ba58301-c9a3-4da3-8531-6263856f8e77%2F86b69f25-fd84-40db-b283-4baba2e4ad8a%2F6nmznao_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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