At the beginning of the current year, Diamond Company purchased a tract of land for P 12,000,000. The entity incurred additional cost of P3,000,000 during the remainder of the year in subdividing the land for sale. Of the tract acreage, 70% was subdivided into residential lots and 30% was conveyed to the city for roads and a park. Lot class        Number of lots       Sale price per lot A                          100                         240,000 B                          100                         160,000 C                          200                         100,000 Using the relative sales value method, what amount of cost should be allocated to Class A lots?

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At the beginning of the current year, Diamond Company purchased a tract of land for P 12,000,000.
The entity incurred additional cost of P3,000,000 during the remainder of the year in subdividing the land for sale.
Of the tract acreage, 70% was subdivided into residential lots and 30% was conveyed to the city for roads and a park.

Lot class        Number of lots       Sale price per lot

A                          100                         240,000
B                          100                         160,000
C                          200                         100,000

Using the relative sales value method, what amount of cost should be allocated to Class A lots?

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