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China Express purchased land for $140,000. Prior to construction on the new building, the land had to be cleared of trees and brush. Construction costs incurred during the first year are listed below:

Land clearing costs

$ 5,000

Architect fees (for new building)

30,000

Legal fees for title investigation of land

1,000

Property taxes on land (for the first year)

2,500

Building construction costs

440,000

Required:
Determine the amounts that should be recorded in the land and the new building accounts.

2. Diamond Autobody purchased some new equipment. The new equipment cost $90,000. The company estimates the equipment will have a residual value of $10,000. Cheetah Copy also estimates it will use the equipment for four years or about 5,000 total hours.

Required:

Prepare a depreciation schedule for three years using the following methods:

1. Straight-line.
2. Double-declining-balance.
3. Activity-based. Actual use per year was as follows:

Year

Hours Used

1

1,200

2

1,400

3

1,500

4

1,100

3. The Snack Stop had the following long-term asset balances as of January 1, 2015:

Cost

Accumulated

Depreciation

Book

Value

Land

$90,000

–

$90,000

Building

600,000

($60,000)

540,000

Equipment

200,000

(72,000)

128,000

All of the assets were purchased at the beginning of 2013. The building is depreciated over a 20-year service life using the straight-line method and estimating no residual value. The equipment is depreciated over a 10-year useful life using the double-declining-balance method with an estimated residual value of $10,000. Depreciation has already been calculated for the first two years.

Required:

1. For the year ended December 31, 2015, record depreciation expense for buildings and equipment. Land is not depreciated.

2. Calculate the book value for each of the four long-term assets at December 31, 2015.

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Beverley Smith
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