Question

Castille Corp. purchases, for $600,000, land upon which a building and a dilapidated shed are situated. Castille plans to use the building as-is for operations but immediately razes the shed at a cost of $5,000 minus scrap recovery of $1,000. A recent tax appraisal of the property allocated $100,000 to the land and $400,000 to the building. In the entry to record the acquisition of the property,
at what amount will Castille debit Land?
a. $124,000
b. $120,800
c. $120,000
d. $100,000

Answer 1

Answer:

b. $120,800.00

Explanation:

Cost of the land $ 600,000/-

Associated expenses:

Razing down the shed: $ 5000

income from scrap: $ 1000

Total expenses $ 4000

The total cost of land =600,000+4000= $ 604,000

Tax allocation: land and building $ 500,000

land allocation will be: 100,000/500,000 x$ 604,000

     =0.2x604,000

     =$120,800.00