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On January 1, 2016, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2017.

Expenditures on the project were as follows:
January 1, 2016 $ 1,230,000
March 1, 2016 720,000
June 30, 2016 380,000
October 1, 2016 670,000
January 31, 2017 990,000
April 30, 2017 1,305,000
August 31, 2017 2,340,000

On January 1, 2016, the company obtained a $3 million construction loan with a 12% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2016 and 2017. The company’s other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $5,600,000 and $7,600,000 with interest rates of 8% and 10%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2016 and 2017. Interest is paid annually on all debt. The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31. Assume the $3 million loan is not specifically tied to construction of the building.

Required:
1.

Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2016 and 2017 using the weighted-average method. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollars.)

2.

What is the total cost of the building? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

3.

Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2016 and 2017 income statements. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollars.)

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Nelly Stracke
Nelly StrackeLv2
28 Sep 2019

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