Question

Stellar Co. both purchases and constructs various equipment it uses in its operations. The following items for two different types of equipment were recorded in random order during the calendar year 2020.

Purchase
Cash paid for equipment, including sales tax of $6,300		$132,300
Freight and insurance cost while in transit		2,520
Cost of moving equipment into place at factory		3,906
Wage cost for technicians to test equipment		5,040
Insurance premium paid during first year of operation on this equipment		1,890
Special plumbing fixtures required for new equipment		10,080
Repair cost incurred in first year of operations related to this equipment		1,638
Construction
Material and purchased parts (gross cost $252,000; failed to take 2% cash discount)		$252,000
Imputed interest on funds used during construction (stock financing)		17,640
Labor costs		239,400
Allocated overhead costs (fixed-$25,200; variable-$37,800)		63,000
Profit on self-construction		37,800
Cost of installing equipment		5,544

Compute the total cost to be capitalized for each of these two pieces of equipment.

Purchase equipment		$enter a dollar amount
Construction equipment		$enter a dollar amount

Answer 1

Purchase equipment	153846
Construction equipment	554904

Workings:
Purchase equipment:
Cash paid for equipment, including sales tax	132300
Freight and insurance while in transit	2520
Cost of moving equipment into place at factory	3906
Wage cost for technicians to test equipment	5040
Special plumbing fixtures required for new equipment	10080
Purchase equipment	153846
Construction equipment:
Material and purchased parts	246960	=252000*(1-2%)
Labor costs	239400
Overhead costs	63000
Cost of installing equipment	5544
Construction equipment	554904