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10 August, 01:25

Carver Inc. purchased a building and the land on which the building is situated for a total cost of $935,000 cash. The land was appraised at $268,812 and the building at $806,438.

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a. Determine the amount of the purchase cost to allocate to the land and the amount to allocate to the building.

b. Would the company recognize a gain on the purchase?

c. Record the purchase in a statements model like the following one.

d. Record the purchase in general journal format.

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  1. 10 August, 01:38
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    Answer:A. Land $233,750

    . Building $701,250

    B. No, gain will not be recognize on purchase.

    C. Carver Inc purchased land at a cost of $233,750 and the building on which the land is built at $701,250.

    D. Carver Inc journal $. $

    Date

    Land Dr 233,750

    Building Dr 701,250

    Cash account Cr. 935,000

    Narration. Payment land and building purchased at date.

    Explanation:

    A. Cost of land

    = 268,812+806,438

    ° 1,075,250

    = 268,812/1075250*935,000

    = $233,750

    Cost of building

    806,438/1075250*935000

    = 701,250

    B. Gain will not recognize on the purchase until at the end of the accounting year however the company has to use the fair value method of recognising assets to be able to recognise gain or loss there in, if it uses the cost method gain or loss cannot be recognize into the books and this is on the basis that it's treated as plant and property.
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