Busi Ngidi is the sole proprietor of Ngidi’s Clothing Manufacturers which was renting property in an industrial park. To expand her operations, Ngidi’s purchased its own property, demolish the old building, construct a new building and install new equipment. The following costs were made available Ignore VAT implications:                                                                                                                                           Equipment R Purchase price of equipment Cost of transport and installation of equipment Fine paid for illegal transport of equipment        400 000          70 000          10 000     Property R Purchase price of property Legal and transfer fees Cost of demolishing old building Proceeds from sale of old building material Architect’s and engineers’ fees Cost of construction of new building       840 000         21 000         30 000           9 000         16 000       502 000   Determine which one of the following amounts represents the total capitalised cost of the asset, property. A. R1 400 000 B. R1 363 000 C. R1 418 000 D. R1 379 000

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Busi Ngidi is the sole proprietor of Ngidi’s Clothing Manufacturers which was renting property in an industrial park. To expand her operations, Ngidi’s purchased its own property, demolish the old building, construct a new building and install new equipment. The following costs were made available Ignore VAT

implications:                                                                                                          

                               

Equipment

R

Purchase price of equipment

Cost of transport and installation of equipment

Fine paid for illegal transport of equipment

       400 000

         70 000

         10 000

 

 

Property

R

Purchase price of property

Legal and transfer fees

Cost of demolishing old building

Proceeds from sale of old building material

Architect’s and engineers’ fees

Cost of construction of new building

      840 000

        21 000

        30 000

          9 000

        16 000

      502 000

 

Determine which one of the following amounts represents the total capitalised cost of the asset, property.

A. R1 400 000

B. R1 363 000

C. R1 418 000

D. R1 379 000

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