On January 1, 2018, the Highlands Company began construction on
a new manufacturing facility for its own use. The building was
completed in 2019. The company borrowed $2,350,000 at 9% on January
1 to help finance the construction. In addition to the construction
loan, Highlands had the following debt outstanding throughout
2018:
$7,000,000, 14% bonds | |
$3,000,000, 9% long-term note | |
Construction expenditures incurred during 2018 were as
follows:
January 1 | $ | 960,000 | |
March 31 | 1,560,000 | ||
June 30 | 1,232,000 | ||
September 30 | 960,000 | ||
December 31 | 760,000 | ||
Required:
Calculate the amount of interest capitalized for 2018 using the
specific interest method. (Do not round the intermediate
calculations. Round your percentage answers to 1 decimal place
(i.e. 0.123 should be entered as 12.3%).)
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