In: Accounting
A company paid $325,000, plus a 7% commission and $26,000 in closing costs for a property. The property included land appraised at $250,500, land improvements appraised at $75,000, and a building appraised at $10,000. The company paid cash for this property, show the journal entry to record the purchase.
Ans:
| 
 Event  | 
 General Journal  | 
 Debit  | 
 Credit  | 
| 
 1  | 
 Land  | 
 $279059  | 
|
| 
 Land Improvements  | 
 $83551  | 
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| 
 Building  | 
 $11140  | 
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| 
 Cash  | 
 $373750  | 
Purchase price=Cash Paid +7% commission + Closing cost of property
=$325000+$325,000*7%+$26000
=$373,750
| 
 Working Notes  | 
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| 
 1.Asset  | 
 Fair Value  | 
 Percentage of total fiar value  | 
 Initial Value % of $373750  | 
| 
 Land  | 
 250,500  | 
 0.746646796  | 
 279059  | 
| 
 Land Improvements  | 
 75,000  | 
 0.223546945  | 
 83551  | 
| 
 Building  | 
 10,000  | 
 0.029806259  | 
 11140  | 
| 
 335,500  | 
 373750  | 
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