Question

Vijay Inc. purchased a 3-acre tract of land for a building site for $420,000. On the land was a building with an appraised value of $120,000. The company demolished the old building at a cost of $12,000, but was able to sell scrap from the building for $1,500. The cost of title insurance was $900 and attorney fees for reviewing the contract was $500. Property taxes paid were $3,000, of which $500 covered the period subsequent to the purchase date. The capitalized cost of the land is:

Answer 1

$433,900

Explanation:

The computation of the capitalized cost of the land is shown below:-

Capitalized cost of the land = Purchase price + Demolition of building + Title insurance + Attorney fee + Property taxes covered during the period - Scrap value from the building

= $420,000 + $12,000 + $900 + ($3,000 - $500) - $1,500

= $420,000 + $12,000 + $900 + $2,500 - $1,500

= $435,400 - $1,500

= $433,900