Question

A company purchases a remote building site for computer operations. The building will be suitable for operations after some expenditures. The wiring must be replaced to computer specifications. The roof is leaky and must be replaced. All rooms must be repainted and recarpeted and there will also be some plumbing work done. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The cost of the building is the purchase price of the building, while the additional expenditures are all capitalized as Building Improvements.
B. The cost of the building will not include the repainting and recarpeting costs.
C. The cost of the building will include the cost of replacing the roof.
D. The wiring is part of the computer costs, not the building cost.

Answer 1

Answer:

True Statements are:

B, C, D

Explanation:

All the capital cost incurred for an asset acquisition is added to the cost of capital asset.

The cost of capital asset here will include the following,

Replacement of wiring will not form part of cost of building, as is associated with fittings and computers, so either it will be clubbed in furniture and fittings or computers,

Replacement of roof is a part of building and shall be added to cost of building.

Painting, plumbing etc: will not form part of cost of building, as will be added to revenue expenditure and not the capital expenditure.

Thus with the above clarification of nature of expense, Statement B, C, and D are true.