Answer:
1. Allocated cost to three purchased assets as followed:
Land: $171,112.5
Land improvements: $68,445
Building: $102,667.5
2. The entry to record the purchase:
Dr Land $171,112.5
Dr Land improvements $68,445
Dr Building $102,667.5
Cr Cash $342,225
Explanation:
Working note on the allocation of cost to purchased asset:
- Total cost of asset : 325,000 + 17,225 = $342,225
- Percentage of value of each assets in the three assets:
+ Land = 240,000 / (240,000 + 96,000 + 144,000) = 50%; Land improvement : 96,000 / (240,000 + 96,000 + 144,000) = 20% ; Building: 144,000 / (240,000 + 96,000 + 144,000) = 30%.
- Allocation of cost will be based on the percentage of value of each asset as followed:
Land = 342,225 x 50% = $171,112.5; Land Improvements = 342,225 x 20% = $68,445; Building : 342,225 x 30% = $102,667.5.