On August 1, 2019, Jason Company borrowed $40,000 from a bank on a 12%, 8-month note payable. On June 1, 2020, Jason Company borrowed $36,000 from a bank on a 12%, 10-month note payable. Calculate the total amount of interest expense reported by Jason Company in its 2020 income statement related to these two loans.
Answer: $3,720
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Loan term (In months) |
Number of months related to loan in 2019 | Number of months related to loan in 2020 | Number of months related to loan in 2020 | Interest to be reported in 2019 | Interest to be reported in 2020 | Interest to be reported in 2021 | |
Loan taken on August 1, 2019 | 8 |
5 (August 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) |
3 (January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020) |
- |
$2,000 [$40,000 x 12% x (5 months / 12 months) |
$1,200 [$40,000 x 12% x (3 months / 12 months) |
- |
Loan taken on June 1, 2020 | 10 | - |
7 (June 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) |
3 (January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021) |
- |
$2,520 [$36,000 x 12% x (7 months / 12 months) |
$1,080 [$36,000 x 12% x (3 months / 12 months) |
Total interest to be reported in the respetive year |
$2,000 |
$3,720 | $1,080 |
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