Question

On January 1, 2018, the Blackstone Corporation purchased a tract of land (site number 11) with a building for $620,000. Additionally, Blackstone paid a real estate broker's commission of $38,000, legal fees of $7,000, and title insurance of $19,000. The closing statement indicated that the land value was $510,000 and the building value was $110,000. Shortly after acquisition, the building was razed at a cost of $77,000. Blackstone entered into a $3,200,000 fixed-price contract with Barnett Builders, Inc., on March 1, 2018, for the construction of an office building on land site 11. The building was completed and occupied on September 30, 2019. Additional construction costs were incurred as follows: Plans, specifications, and blueprints Architects' fees for design and supervision $14,000 86,000 To finance the construction cost, Blackstone borrowed $3,200,000 on March 1, 2018. The loan is payable in 10 annual installments of $320,000 plus interest at the rate of 15%. Blackstone's average amounts of accumulated building construction expenditures were as follows: For the period March 1 to December 31, 2018 For the period January 1 to September 30, 2019 (including capitalized interest for 2018) 920,000 2,400,000 Required: 1. Prepare a schedule that discloses the individual costs making up the balance in the land account in respect of land site 11 as of September 30, 2019. 2. Prepare a schedule that discloses the individual costs that should be capitalized in the office building account as of September 30, 2019

Answer 1

Title Insurance 1) Determine the amount of capitalized cost of land. Blackstone corporation Land Account (site Number 11) As of september 19 2019. particulars Amount Acquisition cost $620.000 Real estate broker's commission $38.000 Legal tee $ 7000 $19,000 Cost of saling existing building $77,000 Total cost of capitalised Land zep 3.200 $760,000 .: The cost of capitalised Land is $763,000 e) Determine the amount of capitalized cast of building. Blackstone .corporation capitalized cost of Office building As of September 30, 2019. particulars amount contract cost $3200,000 plaus, specifications, and blueprinto $14,000 Architects' fees for design and supervita $ 86,000 capitalized Interest for 2018 $115,000 capitalized Interest for 2019 $270,000 Tolal Capitalized cost, September 30, 2019. $3,685,000 working note: i the capitalized cost of building is $3,685000 o calculate the capitalized interest for the period (mascht December 31, 2018) capitalized Interest - Coustouction expenditure x Rate of O interest (Number of months in a year/12) .. Capitalized Intere: 920,000 x15% x 10/12 2) calculate the capitalized Interest for the period (Jau-l, septen capitalised intereste coustruction expenditure x Rate of Interest Number of mouttes ingyearlie) = $2,400,000 * 15% ale 1. capitalized interest - $ 270,000 $115.000 30, 2019)