Question

i want to know the interest capitalized and interest expense in 2019 and the cost of the building.

On January 1, 2013, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2019. Expenditures on the project were as follows: January 1, 2018 March 1, 2018 June 30, 2018 October 1, 2018 January 31, 2019 April 30, 2019 August 31, 2019 $1, 350, 000 1, 080, 000 1, 280, 000 1, 080, 000 342, 000 675, 000 972, 000 On January 1, 2018, the company obtained a $3,800,000 construction loan with a 15% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2018 and 2019. The company's other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $4,000,000 and $6,000,000 with interest rates of 8% and 10%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2018 and 2019. Interest is paid annually on all debt. The company's fiscal year-end is December 31. Required: 1. Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2018 and 2019 using the specific interest method. 2. What is the total cost of the building? 3. Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2018 and 2019 income statements Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 and 3 Req 2 Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2018 and 2019 using the specific interest method and interest expense that will appear in the 2018 and 2019 income statements. (Enter your answers in dollars.) 2018 2019 Interest capitalized $ 474,000 87,000 Interest expense $ $ 1,403,000 1,016,000

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		2018	2019
	Interest Capitalized	$               474,000	$   582,819
	Interest Expense	$            1,016,000	$   907,181
	Cost of Building	$            7,835,819
	Workings
	Expenditure for 2018
	Jan 1,2018	$            13,50,000	X	12/12	=	$        13,50,000
	March 1, 2018	$            10,80,000	X	10/12	=	$          9,00,000
	June 30, 2018	$            12,80,000	X	6/12	=	$          6,40,000
	October 1, 2018	$            10,80,000	X	3/12	=	$          2,70,000
		$            47,90,000				$        31,60,000
	Interest Capitalized in 2018
		$            31,60,000	X	15.00%	=	$          4,74,000
	Expenditure for 2019
	Jan 1, 2019 ($4790000+$474,000)	$            52,64,000	X	9/9	=	$        52,64,000
	Jan 31, 2019	$               3,42,000	X	8/9	=	$          3,04,000
	April 30, 2019	$               6,75,000	X	5/9	=	$          3,75,000
	August 31. 2019	$               9,72,000	X	1/9	=	$          1,08,000
		$            72,53,000				$        60,51,000
	Interest Capitalized in 2019
	$                      60,51,000
Less:	$                      38,00,000	X	15.00%	X 9/12	=	$          4,27,500
	$                      22,51,000	X	9.20%	X 9/12	=	$          1,55,319
	Interest Capitalized in 2019				=	$          5,82,819
	Weighted Average rate of all debt:-
		$            40,00,000	X	8%	=	$          3,20,000
		$            60,00,000	X	10%	=	$          6,00,000
		$         1,00,00,000				$          9,20,000
		Weighted Average rate of all debt =				9.20%
		($ 920,000/ $ 100,00,000)
	Interest Expense for 2018:
	Total Interest Incurred	($38,00,000*15%)+($40,00,000*8%)+($60,00,000*10%)			=	$        14,90,000
	Less : Interest Capitalized				=	$          4,74,000
	2018 Expense				=	$        10,16,000
	Interest Expense for 2019:
	Total Interest Incurred				=	$        14,90,000
	Less : Interest Capitalized				=	$          5,82,819
	2019 Expense				=	$          9,07,181
	Cost of Building
	Expenditure for 2018				=	$        47,90,000
	Interest Capitalized in 2018				=	$          4,74,000
	Expenditure for 2019				=	$        19,89,000
	Interest Capitalized in 2019				=	$          5,82,819
	Cost of Building				=	$        78,35,819