Thornton Industries began construction of a warehouse on July 1,
2018. The project was completed on March 31, 2019. No new loans
were required to fund construction. Thornton does have the
following two interest-bearing liabilities that were outstanding
throughout the construction period:
|
$6,000,000, 8% note |
$9,000,000, 3% bonds |
|
Construction expenditures incurred were as follows:
|
July 1, 2018 |
$ |
580,000 |
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
870,000 |
|
November 30, 2018 |
|
870,000 |
|
January 30, 2019 |
|
810,000 |
|
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The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31.
Required:
Calculate the amount of interest capitalized for 2018 and
2019.
|
|
Date |
Expenditure |
|
Weight |
|
|
|
Average |
July 1,
2018 |
|
x |
|
|
|
= |
|
September
30, 2018 |
|
x |
|
|
|
= |
|
November
30, 2018 |
|
x |
|
|
|
= |
|
Accumulated expenditures |
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
$0 |
|
|
Amount |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
|
Capitalized Interest |
Average accumulated expenditures |
$0 |
x |
|
% |
x |
|
= |
$0 |
|
Expenditure |
|
Weight |
|
|
|
Average |
January
1, 2019 |
|
x |
|
|
|
= |
|
January
30, 2019 |
|
x |
|
|
|
= |
|
|
$0 |
|
|
|
|
|
$0 |
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Interest Rate |
|
|
|
Capitalized Interest |
Average accumulated expenditures |
$0 |
x |
|
% |
x |
|
= |
$0 |
|