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Required information Problem 8-3A Asset cost allocation; straight-line depreciation LO C1, P1 (The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] In January 2018, Mitzu Co. pays $2,600,000 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 $720,000, with a useful life of 20 years and a $75,000 salvage value. A lighted parking lot near Building 1 has improvements (Land Improvements 1) valued at $420,000 that are expected to last another 14 years with no salvage value. Without the buildings and improvements, the tract of land is valued at $1,860,000. The company also incurs the following additional costs: $ 341,400 187,400 Cost to demolish Building i Cost of additional land grading Cost to construct new building (Building 3), having a useful life of 25 years and a $402,000 salvage value Cost of new land improvements (Land Improvements 2) near Building 2 having a 20-year useful life and no salvage value 2,262,000 178,000

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Date	General Journal	Debit	Credit
Dec 31	Depreciation expense—Building 2	27,450		=(624000-75000)/20
	Accumulated depreciation—Building 2		27,450
Dec 31	Depreciation expense—Building 3	74,400		=(2262000-402000)/25
	Accumulated depreciation—Building 3		74,400
Dec 31	Depreciation expense—Land improvements 1	26,000		=364000/14
	Accumulated depreciation—Land improvements 1		26,000
Dec 31	Depreciation expense—Land improvements 2	8,900		=178000/20
	Accumulated depreciation—Land improvements 2		8,900
Workings:
Allocation of Purchase Price	Appraised Value	Percent of Total Appraised Value	x	Total Cost of Acquisition	=	Apportioned Cost
Land	1,860,000	62%	x	2,600,000	=	1,612,000
Building 2	720,000	24%	x	2,600,000	=	624,000
Land Improvements 1	420,000	14%	x	2,600,000	=	364,000
Totals	3,000,000	100%				2,600,000
	Land	Building 2		Building 3		Land Improvements 1	Land Improvements 2
Purchase Price	1,612,000	624,000		0		364,000	0
Demolition	341,400	0		0		0	0
Land grading	187,400	0		0		0	0
New building (Construction cost)	0	0		2,262,000		0	0
New improvements cost	0	0		0		0	178,000
Totals	2140800	624000		2262000		364000	178000