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A company purchased land for $70,000 cash. Real estate brokers’ commission was $5,000 and $7,000 was spent for demolishing an old building on the land before construction of a new building could start. Under the historical cost principle, the cost of land would be recorded atSelect answer from the options below$82,000.$77,000.$70,000.$75,000.

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A company purchased land for 70,000cash.Realestatebrokerscommissionwas70,000 cash. Real estate brokers’ commission was 5,000 and 7,000wasspentfordemolishinganoldbuildingonthelandbeforeconstructionofanewbuildingcouldstart.Underthehistoricalcostprinciple,thecostoflandwouldberecordedatSelectanswerfromtheoptionsbelow7,000 was spent for demolishing an old building on the land before construction of a new building could start. Under the historical cost principle, the cost of land would be recorded atSelect answer from the options below82,000.77,000.77,000.70,000.$75,000.

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The cost of the land would be recorded at 82,000.Thisisbecauseunderthehistoricalcostprinciple,thecostofanassetincludesallexpendituresnecessarytoacquirethatassetandmakeitreadyforitsintendeduse.So,youaddupthepurchasepriceoftheland(82,000. This is because under the historical cost principle, the cost of an asset includes all expenditures necessary to acquire that asset and make it ready for its intended use. So, you add up the purchase price of the land (70,000), the real estate broker's commission (5,000),andthecostofdemolishingtheoldbuilding(5,000), and the cost of demolishing the old building (7,000). This gives you a total of $82,000.

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