Snowsports Company operates a snowsports resort for skiers and snowboarders. The company has recently decided to replace

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Snowsports Company operates a snowsports resort for skiers and snowboarders. The company has recently decided to replace an existing old chair lit with a new high speed quad chair and expand the hill to allow for increased capacity. The work was completed from April to November. Snow Sports incurred the following costs for the expansion:

Invoice price high- speed quad chair lift…………………………………     $ 3,000,000

Costs to dismantle old chair lift …………………………………………     55,000

Cash received for sale used chair lift ……………………………………     300,000

Shipping costs for delivery …………………………………………            35,000

Landscape architect fees, grading expansion hill ……………………..        12,000

Permit costs ………………………………………………………………    8,000

Clearing trees/ grading land for expansion ………………………………    85,000

Installation concrete bases for chair lift ………………………………         180,000

Helicopter rental to install towers for chair lift ………………………          160,000

Labour installation ski lift …………………………………………….         500,000

Training employees on maintenance and operation ……………………       15,000

Testing of chair lift ………………………………………………………    50,000

Interest costs loan for construction ………………………………………    120,000

General overhead costs ……………………………………………………  60,000

Annual routine maintenance ……………………………………………      90,000

Purchase tools required for annual maintenance ………………………        150,000


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1. Identify which of the costs listed above would be included in the cost of an item of property, plant, and equipment.

2. Identify if the costs would be included in land, ski lit, or tools.

3. Calculate the total costs for land, ski lit, and tools.

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