On January 1, Mitzu Co. pays a lump-sum amount of $2,750,000 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 $690,000, with a useful life of 20 years and a $80,000 salvage value. Land Improvements 1 is valued at $450,000 and is expected to last another 15 years with no salvage value. The land is valued at $1,860,000. The company also incurs the following additional costs.           Cost to demolish Building 1 $ 339,400   Cost of additional land grading   185,400   Cost to construct Building 3, having a useful life of 25 years and a $398,000 salvage value   2,202,000   Cost of new Land Improvements 2 having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value   178,000       Required:   1. Allocate the costs incurred by Mitzu to the appropriate columns and total each column.       Allocation of purchase price Appraised Value Percent of Total Appraised Value x Total cost of acquisition = Apportioned Cost   Land     x   =   Building 2     x   =   Land Improvements 1     x   =   Totals $0 0%       $0     Land Building 2   Building 3   Land Improvements 1 Land Improvements 2 Purchase Price               Demolition               Land grading               New building (Construction cost)               New improvements               Totals $0 $0   $0   $0 $0

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On January 1, Mitzu Co. pays a lump-sum amount of $2,750,000 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 $690,000, with a useful life of 20 years and a $80,000 salvage value. Land Improvements 1 is valued at $450,000 and is expected to last another 15 years with no salvage value. The land is valued at $1,860,000. The company also incurs the following additional costs.
 

       
Cost to demolish Building 1 $ 339,400  
Cost of additional land grading   185,400  
Cost to construct Building 3, having a useful life
of 25 years and a $398,000 salvage value
  2,202,000  
Cost of new Land Improvements 2
having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value
  178,000  
 

 

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

 

 
 
Allocation of purchase price Appraised Value Percent of Total Appraised Value x Total cost of acquisition = Apportioned Cost  
Land     x   =  
Building 2     x   =  
Land Improvements 1     x   =  
Totals $0 0%       $0
 
  Land Building 2   Building 3   Land Improvements 1 Land Improvements 2
Purchase Price              
Demolition              
Land grading              
New building (Construction cost)              
New improvements              
Totals $0 $0   $0   $0 $0
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Lump sum payment for Land, Buildings and for Land improvements = $27,50,000

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