Chapter 09 – Long-Term Assets: Fixed and Intangible
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170. Loss on Disposal of Asset
171. Loss from Impaired Goodwill
172. Research and Development Costs
173. What is the cost of the land, based upon the following data?
Payment for the demolition
and removal of existing building
Cash received from the sale of materials
salvaged from the demolished building
Cost of land = Land purchase price + Broker‘s commission + Payment for the
demolition and removal of existing building – Cash received from the sale of materials
salvaged from demolished building = $178,000 + $15,000 + $5,000 – $2,000 =
$196,000
FNMN.WAJO.19.09–01 – LO: 09–01
ACCT.ACBSP.APC.13 – Long-term Assets Reporting
ACCT.AICPA.FN.03 – Measurement
BUSPROG: Analytic
174. Falcon Company acquired an adjacent lot to construct a new warehouse, paying $40,000 and giving a short-term note
for $410,000. Legal fees paid were $13,275, delinquent taxes assessed were $14,500, and fees paid to remove an old
building from the land were $15,800. Materials salvaged from the demolition of the building were sold for $6,800. A
contractor was paid $890,000 to construct the new warehouse. Determine the cost of the land to be reported on the
balance sheet and show your work.
Initial cost of land ($40,000 + $410,000)