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Tien Purchases an Office Building for $400,000,paying a $75,000 Cash $56,500 building; $7,500 land \$ 56,500 \text { building; } \quad \$ 7,500 \text { land }

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Tien purchases an office building for $400,000,paying a $75,000 cash down payment and borrowing $325,000 from Atlantic Meridian Mortgage Co.The purchase price is properly allocated 90% to the building and 10% to the land.Two years after the purchase,Tien remodeled one floor of the building at a cost of $25,000.Annual maintenance costs and property taxes total $4,000.A total depreciation of $36,000 is deducted over the 3 years.Determine the adjusted basis of the building and the land as of the end of year 3:



A) $56,500 building; $7,500 land \$ 56,500 \text { building; } \quad \$ 7,500 \text { land }
B) $89,000\$ 89,000 building; \quad \quad \quad \quad $10,000\$ 10,000 land
C) $346,500 building; $42,500 land \$ 346,500 \text { building; } \quad \$ 42,500 \text { land }
D) $349,000\$ 349,000 building; \quad \quad \quad \quad $40,000\$ 40,000 land
E) $353,000 building; $40,000 land \$ 353,000 \text { building; } \quad \$ 40,000 \text { land }

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