Question

Cart Co. purchased an office building and the land on which it is located for $750,000 cash and an existing $250,000 mortgage. For realty tax purposes, the property is assessed at $960,000, 60% of which is allocated to the building. At what amount should Cart record the building

Answer 1

Answer:

$600,000

Explanation:

The computation of the amount to be recorded for the building is shown below:

But first we have to determine the total acquisition cost of land which is as follows

= Cash + mortgage

= $750,000 + $250,000

= $1,000,000

Now it is mentioned that 60% is allocated to the building

So, it would be

= $1,000,000 × 60%

= $600,000