Question

A company needed a new building. It found a suitable location with an existing old building on the land. The company reached an agreement to buy the land and the building for $960,000 cash. The old building was demolished to make way for the needed new building. Following is information regarding the demolition of the old building and construction of the new one:


Construction cost of new building including $660,000 for parking lot $9,560,000
Demolition of old building 300,000
Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials from old building 120,000

Prepare a single journal entry to record the above costs assuming all transactions are paid in cash.

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