ndicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. When land with an old building is purchased as a future building site, the cost of removing the old building is part of the cost of the new building.  Answer   Special assessments for local improvements such as streetlights and sewers should be accounted for as land improvements.  Answer   Avoidable interest is the amount of interest cost that a company could theoretically avoid if it had not made expenditures for the asset.

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Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

When land with an old building is purchased as a future building site, the cost of removing the old building is part of the cost of the new building.  Answer

 

Special assessments for local improvements such as streetlights and sewers should be accounted for as land improvements.  Answer

 

Avoidable interest is the amount of interest cost that a company could theoretically avoid if it had not made expenditures for the asset.  

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