Identify Each of the Following Expenditures as Chargeable to (A)

question 30

Essay

Identify each of the following expenditures as chargeable to (a) Land, (b) Land Improvements, (c) Buildings, (d) Machinery and Equipment, or (e) Other accounts.
(1)Cost of paving parking area for employees and customers.
(2)Insurance during construction of building.
(3)Interest incurred on money borrowed for construction of building.
(4)Fee paid for installation of equipment.
(5)Special foundation for new equipment acquired.
(6)Transit insurance on new equipment.
(7)Freight charges on new equipment.
(8)Cost of repairing vandalism damage to equipment during installation.
(9)Sales tax on new equipment.
(10)Cost incurred in repairing damage resulting from installation of new equipment.
(11)Cost of landfill for building site.
(12)Cost of lubricating oil purchased for periodic oil changes for equipment.
(13)Parking lot lighting.
(14)Installing a fence around the parking lot.
(15)Repainting the trim on a building.
(16)Special assessment paid to city for extension of water main to the property.
(17)Cost of razing and removing the old building on property acquired for a building site.
(18)Delinquent real estate taxes assumed by purchaser on property acquired for a building site.
(19)Attorney's fee for title search.
(20)Architect's fee for building plans and supervision of construction.

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Definitions:

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Ultra Vires Contract

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