On-Call Service Corporation Bought a Building Lot to Construct a New

Multiple Choice

On-Call Service Corporation bought a building lot to construct a new corporate office building.An older home on the building lot was razed immediately so that the office building could be constructed.The cost of purchasing the older home should be

A) recorded as part of the cost of the land.
B) written off as a loss in the year of purchase.
C) written off as an extraordinary item in the year of purchase.
D) recorded as part of the cost of the new building.