Question: E 1 0 . 4 ( LO 2 , 3 , 7 ) ( Treatment of Various Costs ) Farrey Supply Ltd . is a

E10.4(LO 2,3,7)(Treatment of Various Costs) Farrey Supply Ltd. is a newly formed public corporation that incurred the following costs related to land, buildings, and machinery:
Legal fees for title search
$520
Property tax in arrears at property purchase date
4,500
Architects fees
2,800
Cash paid for land and dilapidated building on it
112,000
Removal of old building
$20,000
Less: Salvage
5,500
14,500
Surveying before construction
370
Interest on short-term loans during construction
7,400
Excavation before construction for basement and foundation
19,000
Machinery purchased (subject to 2% cash discount, which was not taken)
65,000
Freight on machinery purchased
1,340
Exchange on foreign currency purchase of machinery
1,200
Storage charges on machinery, made necessary because building was still under construction when machinery was delivered
2,180
New building constructed (building construction took six months from date of purchase of land and old building)
485,000
Assessment by city for drainage project
1,600
Fence surrounding the property for security
15,000
Hauling charges for delivery of machinery from storage to new building
620
Installation of machinery
2,000
Customs duty on importing machinery
5,400
Municipal grant to promote locating building in the municipality
(8,000)
Instructions
Determine the amounts that should be included in the cost of land, buildings, and machinery. Indicate how any amounts that are not included in these accounts should be recorded

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