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Samtech Manufacturing purchased land and building for $4 million. In addition to the purchase price, Samtech made the following expenditures in connection with the purchase of the land and building:


Title insurance $ 25,000
Legal fees for drawing the contract 9,500
Pro-rated property taxes for the period after acquisition 45,000
State transfer fees 4,900

An independent appraisal estimated the fair values of the land and building, if purchased separately, at $3 and $2 million, respectively. Shortly after acquisition, Samtech spent $91,000 to construct a parking lot and $49,000 for landscaping.

Required:
1.

Determine the initial valuation of each asset Samtech acquired in these transactions. (Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

Assets Initial Valuation
Land $2,423,640
Building $1,615,760
Land improvements
2.

Determine the initial valuation of each asset, assuming that immediately after acquisition, Samtech demolished the building. Demolition costs were $340,000 and the salvaged materials were sold for $5,500. In addition, Samtech spent $88,000 clearing and grading the land in preparation for the construction of a new building. (Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

Assets Initial Valuation
Land $4,461,900
Building $0
Land improvements

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Sixta Kovacek
Sixta KovacekLv2
28 Sep 2019

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