A Company Purchased Land with a Building for a Total

question 19

Essay

A company purchased land with a building for a total cost of $2,570,000 ($500,000 paid in cash and the balance on a long-term note). It was estimated that the land and building had market values of $900,000 and $2,100,000, respectively.
Determine the cost to be apportioned to the land and to the building and prepare the journal entry to record the acquisition.

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Definitions:

Cost of Equity

The return a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements, a crucial part of capital budgeting and often calculated using models like CAPM.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; a calculation of a firm's cost of capital in which each category of capital is proportionately weighted. It represents the average rate that a company is expected to pay to finance its assets.

Cost of Debt

The effective rate that a company pays on its borrowed funds from financial institutions and other sources.

Tax Effects

The impact of taxation on the financial decisions and outcomes of individuals and businesses, including tax liabilities, benefits, and incentives.