Question

On January 1, 2021, the Blackstone Corporation purchased a tract of land (site number 11) with a building for $740,000. Additionally, Blackstone paid a real estate broker's commission of $50,000, legal fees of $8,000, and title insurance of $25,000. The closing statement indicated that the land value was $570,000 and the building value was $170,000. Shortly after acquisition, the building was razed at a cost of $89,000.

Blackstone entered into a $4,400,000 fixed-price contract with Barnett Builders, Inc., on March 1, 2021, for the construction of an office building on land site 11. The building was completed and occupied on September 30, 2022. Additional construction costs were incurred as follows:

Plans, specifications, and blueprints	$	26,000
Architects' fees for design and supervision		98,000

To finance the construction cost, Blackstone borrowed $4,400,000 on March 1, 2021. The loan is payable in 10 annual installments of $440,000 plus interest at the rate of 12%. Blackstone's average amounts of accumulated building construction expenditures were as follows:

For the period March 1 to December 31, 2021	$	1,040,000
For the period January 1 to September 30, 2022		3,000,000

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule that discloses the individual costs that should be capitalized in the office building account as of September 30, 2022.

Prepare a schedule that discloses the individual costs that should be capitalized in the office building account as of September 30, 2022. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

	BLACKSTONE CORPORATION Capitalized Cost of Office Building As of September 30, 2022 Total capitalized cost, September 30, 2022

Answer 1

ANSWER

Blackstone Corporation
Land Account
As of Sep30,2022
Acquisition Cost	$740,000
Real Estate broker commission	$50,000
Legal fees	$8000
Title insurance	$25000
Cost of razing	$89000
Balance as on 30 Sep 2022	$912,000

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