Question

Real Angus Steakhouse purchased land for $75,000 cash. They also incurred commissions of $4,500, property taxes of $5,000, and title insurance of $800. The $5,000 in property taxes includes $4,000 in back taxes paid by Real Angus on behalf of the seller and $1,000 due for the current year after the purchase date. For what amount should Real Angus Steakhouse record the land?
a. $83,500.
b. $85,300.
c. $84,300.
d. $75,000.

Answer 1

Answer:

c. $84,300.

Explanation:

The computation of the total cost of the land is shown below:

= Purchase cost of land + commission incurred + property taxes + title insurance

= $75,000 + $4,500 + $4,000 + $800

= $84,300

We simply added that costs which are related to the land i.e purchase cost, commission , property taxes ,and title insurance. The $1,000 cost should not be considered.