Capitalized asset cost and partial year depreciation

Drive and Fly, near an airport, incurred the following costs to acquire land, make land improvements, and construct and furnish a small building:

a.

Purchase price of three acres of land

$ 80,000

b.

Delinquent real estate taxes on the land to be paid by Drive and Fly

5,600

c.

Additional dirt and earthmoving

9,000

d.

Title insurance on the land acquisition

3,200

e.

Fence around the boundary of the property

9,100

f.

Building permit for the building

500

g.

Architect’s fee for the design of the building

20,700

h.

Signs near the front of the property

9,000

i.

Materials used to construct the building

215,000

j.

Labor to construct the building

173,000

k.

Interest cost on construction loan for the building

9,500

l.

Parking lots on the property

29,000

m.

Lights for the parking lots

11,300

n.

Salary of construction supervisor (80% to building; 20% to parking lot and concrete walks)

80,000

o.

Furniture

11,600

p.

Transportation of furniture from seller to the building

2,200

q.

Landscaping (shrubs)

6,300

Drive and Fly depreciates land improvements over 20 years, buildings over 40 years, and furniture over 10 years, all on a straight line basis with zero residual value.

Requirements

1. Set up columns for Land, Land Improvements, Building, and Furniture. Show how to account for each cost by listing the cost under the correct account. Determine the total cost of each asset.

2. All construction was complete and the assets were placed in service on July 1. Record partial year depreciation for the year ended December 31.