Grape Company (GC)had Been Renting an Office Building for Several

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Essay

Grape Company (GC)had been renting an office building for several years. On January 1, 2019, GC decided to have a new office building constructed. On that date, it acquired land with an abandoned warehouse on it for $350,000. Other costs included the following:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Demolition of warehouse } & \$ 18,000 \\\hline \text { Legal fees for purchase of land } & 3,300 \\\hline \text { Construction costs of new building } & 686,000 \\\hline \text { Proceeds from salvage of warehouse materials } & 6,000 \\\hline \text { Installation of wiring and plumbing fixtures } & 13,000 \\\hline \text { Architectural fees } & 21,000 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Required:
a. Calculate at what amount GC should record the (i)land and (ii)building.
b. Assume that the building was completed and occupied on December 31, 2019. It has an estimated useful life of 40 years, with residual value of $140,000. Calculate depreciation for 2020 using (i)the straight-line method and (ii)the double declining balance method.
c. Assume that management decided to use straight-line depreciation for the building. By 2023 GC had
grown considerably and needed to relocate for more space; it sold the land and building to Macaw Company on July 1, 2023 for $1,350,000. Assume depreciation expense has already been recorded for the first six months of the year (Jan. 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023). Prepare all journal entries required relating to the land and building accounts on July 1, 2023.

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