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A company purchased property for $100,000. The property included a building, a parking lot, and land. The building was appraised at $60,500; the land at $46,200, and the parking lot at $18,300. Land should be recorded in the accounting records with an allocated cost of:Multiple Choice$42,960.$36,960.$0.$46,200.$100,000.

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A company purchased property for 100,000.Thepropertyincludedabuilding,aparkinglot,andland.Thebuildingwasappraisedat100,000. The property included a building, a parking lot, and land. The building was appraised at 60,500; the land at 46,200,andtheparkinglotat46,200, and the parking lot at 18,300. Land should be recorded in the accounting records with an allocated cost of:Multiple Choice42,960.42,960.36,960.0.0.46,200.$100,000.

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The cost of the land should be recorded based on its proportionate value of the total purchase price. Here's how to calculate it:

  1. First, find the total appraised value of all the assets combined. This is 60,500(building)+60,500 (building) + 46,200 (land) + 18,300(parkinglot)=18,300 (parking lot) = 125,000.

  2. Next, calculate the proportion of the total appraised value that the land represents. This is 46,200(land)/46,200 (land) / 125,000 (total) = 0.3696 or 36.96%.

  3. Finally, apply this percentage to the actual purchase price to find the allocated cost of the land. This is 100,000(purchaseprice)36.96100,000 (purchase price) * 36.96% = 36,960.

So, the land should be recorded in the accounting records with an allocated cost of $36,960.

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