Question

On December 1, 2020, Swifty Corporation purchased a tract of land as a factory site for $770000. The old building on the property was razed, and salvaged materials resulting from demolition were sold. Additional costs incurred and salvage proceeds realized during December 2020 were as follows: Cost to raze old building $69000 Legal fees for purchase contract and to record ownership 9900 Title guarantee insurance 16400 Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials 6900 In Swifty's December 31, 2020 balance sheet, what amount should be reported as land

Answer 1

the amount reported as land is $858,400

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the amount reported as land is shown below;

= Purchase cost + raze old building cost + ownership cost + title guarantee cost - Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials

= $770,000 + $69,000 + $9,900 + $16,400 - $6,900

= $858,400

hence, the amount reported as land is $858,400

The same would be considered