Answer:
The answer is $ 81,000
Explanation:
Solution
The expenditure to be capitalized are:
(1) Expansion of building = 53,000
(2) New air-conditioning system= 28,000
53000 + 28000 = 81,000
Property tax are to expressed, since they have been incurred after acquisition of building and expansion, to he intended use it shall be expensed and not utilized.
General maintenance and utilities are not at all capital costs, so they shall not be capitalized.