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Brady Self Storage purchased​ land, paying $160,000 cash as a down payment and signing a $195,000

note payable for the balance. Brady also had to pay delinquent property tax of $3,000, title insurance costing $6,000, and $4,000 to level the land and remove an unwanted building.

The company paid $56,000 to add soil for the foundation and then constructed an office building at a cost of $950,000. It also paid $47,000 for a fence around the​ property, $11,000 for the company sign near the property​ entrance, and $10,000 for lighting of the grounds.

Requirement

1. What is the capitalized cost of each of

Brady​'s land, land​ improvements, and​ building?

The cost of the land is

​$ .

2) West Side​'s Pizza bought a used Toyota delivery van on January​ 2, 2014, for $22,000. The van was expected to remain in service for four years left parenthesis (80,000 miles). At the end of its useful​ life,

West Side​'s officials estimated that the​ van's residual value would be $2,000.

The van traveled 32,000 miles the first​ year, 28,000 miles the second​ year, 15,000 miles the third​ year, and 5,000 miles in the fourth year.

Requirements

1.

Prepare a schedule of depreciation expense per year for the van under the three depreciation methods.

2.

Which method best tracks the wear and tear on the​ van?

3.

Which method would West Side​'s prefer to use for income tax​ purposes? Explain in detail why

West Side​'s prefers this method.

Requirement 1. Prepare a schedule of depreciation expense per year for the van under the three depreciation methods.

​(For units-of-production and​ double-declining-balance, round to the nearest two decimal places after each step of the calculation. For years with​ $0 depreciation, make sure to enter​ "0" in the appropriate​ column.)

Year

Straight-Line

2014

2015

2016

2017

Total

3)

Desmond Corp. purchased 55, $1,000, 55​% bonds of Geotherm Corporation when the market rate of interest was 14​%. Interest is paid semiannually on the​ bonds, and the bonds will mature in four years. Using the PV function in Excel ​@, compute the price Desmond paid​ (the present​ value) on the bond investment.

(Assume that all payments of interest and principal occur at the end of the period. Round your answer to the nearest​ cent.)

Desmond paid $ on the bond investment.

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Tod Thiel
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29 Sep 2019

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