Venable Company was organized on January 1. During the first year of operations, the following plant asset expenditures and receipts were recorded in random order.

Debit

Cost of filling and grading the land

$4,000

Full payment to building contractor

690,000

Real estate taxes on land paid for the current year

5,000

Cost of real estate purchased as a plant site (land $100,000 and building $45,000)

145,000

Excavation costs for new building

35,000

Architect”s fees on building plans

10,000

Accrued real estate taxes paid at time of purchase of real estate

2,000

Cost of parking lots and driveways

14,000

Cost of demolishing building to make land suitable for construction of new building

25,000

$930,000

Credit

Proceeds from salvage of demolished building

$3,500

Instructions

Analyze the foregoing transactions using the following column headings. Insert the number of each transaction in the Item space, and insert the amounts in the appropriate columns. For amounts entered in the Other Accounts column, also indicate the account titles.

Item Land Buildings Other Accounts