Exercise 8-2 Recording costs of assets LO C1 Cala Manufacturing purchases land for $390,000 as part of its plans to build a new plant. The company pays $33,500 to tear down an old building on the lot the and $47,000 to fill and level the lot. It also pays construction costs of $1,452,200 for the new building and $87,800 for lighting and paving a parking area. Prepare a single journal entry to record these costs incurred by Cala, all of which are paid in cash.

Please see answers in explanation column

Explanation:

Given that,

Purchase price of land = $390,000

tear down cost old building = $33,500

Costs to fill and level lot =  $47,000  

Total cost of land = Purchase price of land +tear down cost on old building + Costs to fill and level lot

=$390,000 + $33,500+ $47,000  

= $470,500

Therefore, the journal entry is as follows:

To record the costs of plant assets

Account titles and explanation             Debit                 Credit

Land                                                      $470,500

Land improvements                              $87,800        

Building/construction costs                  $1,452,200

     To cash                                                                            $2,010,500

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