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Crane Landscaping began construction of a new plant on December
1, 2020. On this date, the company purchased a parcel of land for
$145,200 in cash. In addition, it paid $2,400 in surveying costs
and $3,840 for a title insurance policy. An old dwelling on the
premises was demolished at a cost of $3,360, with $720 being
received from the sale of materials.
Architectural plans were also formalized on December 1, 2020, when
the architect was paid $31,200. The necessary building permits
costing $3,360 were obtained from the city and paid for on December
1 as well. The excavation work began during the first week in
December with payments made to the contractor in 2021 as
follows.
Date of Payment | Amount of Payment | |
March 1 | $243,600 | |
May 1 | 334,800 | |
July 1 | 64,800 |
The building was completed on July 1, 2021.
To finance construction of this plant, Crane borrowed $612,000 from
the bank on December 1, 2020. Crane had no other borrowings. The
$612,000 was a 10-year loan bearing interest at 8%.
Compute the balance in each of the following accounts at December
31, 2020, and December 31, 2021. (Round answers to 0
decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)
December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2021 | |||||
(a) | Balance in Land Account | |||||
(b) | Balance in Building | |||||
(c) | Balance in Interest Expense |