(Classification of Acquisition Costs) Selected accounts included in the property, plant, and equipment section of Lobo Corporation’s balance sheet at December 31, 2016, had the following balances.

Land

\( 300,000

Land improvements

140,000

Buildings

1,100,000

Equipment

960,000

During 2017, the following transactions occurred.

  1. A tract of land was acquired for \)150,000 as a potential future building site.
  2. A plant facility consisting of land and building was acquired from Mendota Company in exchange for 20,000 shares of Lobo’s common stock. On the acquisition date, Lobo’s stock had a closing market price of \(37 per share on a national stock exchange. The plant facility was carried on Mendota’s books at \)110,000 for land and \(320,000 for the building at the exchange date. Current appraised values for the land and building, respectively, are \)230,000 and \(690,000.
  3. Items of machinery and equipment were purchased at a total cost of \)400,000. Additional costs were incurred as follows.

Freight and unloading

\(13,000

Sales taxes

20,000

Installation

26,000

  1. Expenditures totaling \)95,000 were made for new parking lots, streets, and sidewalks at the corporation’s various plant locations. These expenditures had an estimated useful life of 15 years.
  2. A machine costing \(80,000 on January 1, 2009, was scrapped on June 30, 2017. Double-declining-balance depreciation has been recorded on the basis of a 10-year life.
  3. A machine was sold for \)20,000 on July 1, 2017. Original cost of the machine was \(44,000 on January 1, 2014, and it was depreciated on the straight-line basis over an estimated useful life of 7 years and a salvage value of \)2,000.

Instructions

(Round to the nearest dollar.)

a. Prepare a detailed analysis of the changes in each of the following balance sheet accounts for 2017.

Land Buildings

Land Improvements Equipment

(Hint: Disregard the related accumulated depreciation accounts.)

b. List the items in the fact situation that were not used to determine the answer to (a), showing the pertinent amounts and supporting computations in good form for each item. In addition, indicate where, or if, these items should be included in Lobo’s financial statements.

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Answer

  1. Balance of accounts
  2. Land account $485,000
  3. Building account $1,655,000
  4. Land improvement account $235,000
  5. Equipment account $1,295,000
  6. The tract of land should be included in Lobo’s balance sheet. Land and building values were not used by Lobo as described in Mendota's books.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of Acquisition of Cost

In accounting terms,acquisition cost alludes to the cost of acquiring a particular thing. There are three common trade contexts when it is utilized: mergers and acquisitions, fixed resources, and client acquisition.

02

(a 1) Analysis of Land Account

LOBO CORPORATION

Analysis of Land Account

2017

Balance at January 1, 2017

$ 300,000

Plant facility acquired from Mendota

Company—portion of fair value allocated

To land (Schedule 1)

185,000

Balance on December 31, 2017

$ 485,000

03

(a 2) Analysis of Building Account

LOBO CORPORATION

Analysis of Land Improvements Account

2017

Balance at January 1, 2017

$ 140,000

Parking lots, streets, and sidewalks

95,000

Balance on December 31, 2017

$ 235,000

04

(a 3) Analysis of Leasehold Improvement

LOBO CORPORATION

Analysis of Buildings Account

2017

Balance at January 1, 2017

$1,100,000

Plant facility acquired from Mendota

Company—portion of fair value allocated

to building (Schedule 1)

555,000

Balance at December 31, 2017

$1,655,000

05

(a 4) Analysis of Equipment

LOBO CORPORATION

Analysis of Equipment Account

2017

Balance at January 1, 2017

$ 960,000

Cost of new equipment acquired

Invoice price $400,000

Freight and unloading costs 13,000

Sales taxes 20,000

Installation costs 26,000

459,000

1,419,000

Deduct the cost of equipment disposed of

Equipment scrapped June 30, 2017 $ 80,000

Equipment sold July 1, 2017 44,000

124,000

Balance on December 31, 2017

$1,295,000

Note:The accumulated depreciation account can be ignored for equipment sold and equipment scraped as part of the problem.

Preparation of Schedule 1


Computation of Fair Value of Plant Facility Acquired from Mendota Company and Allocation to Land and Building

20,000 shares of Lobo common stock at $37 quoted market price on the date of the exchange

$740,000


Allocation to land and building accounts in proportion to appraised values at the exchange date:

Amount

Percentage of total

Land

$230,000

25

Building

690,000

75

Total

$920,000

100

Calculation

Amount

Land

$185,000

Building


555,000

Total

$740,000

06

 Step 6: (b) Explaining the situation that was not used to determine the answer

The following items in the fact situation were not considered to derive the answer to (a) above:

  1. Lobo's balance statement should include the parcel of property, which was purchased for $150,000 as a prospective future development location.
  2. Land and building values were not used by Lobo as described in Mendota's books.
  3. The loss of $12,080 (Schedule 2) sustained on the dismantling of a machine on June 30, 2017, should be reflected in Lobo's income statement's other costs and losses section. The $67,920 in accumulated depreciation (Schedule 3) should be deducted from Lobo's balance sheet's Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Account.
  4. The $3,000 loss on equipment sale on July 1, 2017 (Schedule 4) should be reflected in Lobo's income statement's other costs and losses section. The $21,000 in accrued depreciation (Schedule 4) should be deducted from Lobo's balance sheet's Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Account.

Preparation of Schedule 2

Loss on Scrapping of Machine

June 30, 2017


Cost, January 1, 2009

$80,000

Less: Accumulated depreciation (double-declining-balance method, 10-year life) January 1, 2009, to June 30, 2017 (Schedule 3)

67,920

Asset book value June 30, 2017

$12,080

Loss on scrapping of machine

$12,080

Preparation of Schedule 3

Year

Book Value at Beginning of Year

Depreciation

Expense

Accumulated Depreciation

2009

$80,000

$16,000

$16,000

2010

64,000

12,800

28,800

2011

51,200

10,240

39,040

2012

40,960

8,192

47,232

2013

32,768

6,554

53,786

2014

26,214

5,243

59,029

2015

20,971

4,194

63,223

2016

16,777

3,355

66,578

2017(6 months)

$13,422

$1,342

$67,920

Preparation of Schedule 4

Loss on Sale of Machine

July 1, 2017


Cost, January 1, 2014

$44,000

Less: Depreciation (straight-line method, salvage value of $2,000, 7-year life) January 1, 2014, to July 1, 2014

21,000

Asset book value July 1, 2017

$23,000

Asset book value

$23,000

Less: Proceeds from the sale

20,000

Loss on sale

$ 3,000

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