Question

On January 1, 2021, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2022. Expenditures on the project were as follows:

January 1, 2021	$	1,740,000
March 1, 2021		1,380,000
June 30, 2021		1,580,000
October 1, 2021		1,380,000
January 31, 2022		387,000
April 30, 2022		720,000
August 31, 2022		1,017,000

On January 1, 2021, the company obtained a $4,300,000 construction loan with a 12% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2021 and 2022. The company’s other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $3,000,000 and $7,000,000 with interest rates of 8% and 10%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2021 and 2022. 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 2021 and 2022 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 2021 and 2022 income statements.

Answer 1

Solution 1:

Year 2021: Weighted-Average accumulated expenditure and interest capitalized
Date	Amount	Capitalization period	Weighted Average Accumulated Expenditures
1-Jan-21	$1,740,000	12/12	$1,740,000
1-Mar-21	$1,380,000	10/12	$1,150,000
30-Jun-21	$1,580,000	6/12	$790,000
1-Oct-21	$1,380,000	3/12	$345,000
Total	$6,080,000		$4,025,000
*Interest rate			12%
Interest capitalized in 2021			$483,000
Year 2022: Weighted-Average accumulated expenditure
Date	Amount	Capitalization period	Weighted Average Accumulated Expenditures
1-Jan-22	$6,563,000	9/9	$6,563,000
31-Jan-22	$387,000	8/9	$344,000
30-Apr-22	$720,000	5/9	$400,000
31-Aug-22	$1,017,000	1/9	$113,000
Total	$8,687,000		$7,420,000
Weighted average interest rate of all other debt
Debt	Amount	Interest rate	Interest amount
8% Note	$3,000,000	8%	$240,000
10% Note	$7,000,000	10%	$700,000
Totals	$10,000,000		$940,000
Weighted average rate (total interets/ total debt)		9.40%
Year 2022: Interest Capitalized
Debt		Amount
4300000*12%*9/12 =		$225,000
(7400000- 4300000)*9.40%*9/12 =		$218,550
Total interest capitalized in 2022		$443,550

Solution 2:

Computation of Cost of Building
Total expenditure before capitalization(8687000-483000)	$8,204,000
Add: Interest capitalized in 2021	$483,000
Add: Interest capitalized in 2022	$443,550
Total cost of Building	$9,130,550

Solution 3:

Computation of Interest expense
Debt	Amount	Interest rate	Interest amount
Construction Loan	$4,300,000	12%	$516,000
6% Note	$3,000,000	8%	$240,000
8% Note	$7,000,000	10%	$700,000
Total interest incurred			$1,456,000
	2021	2022
Total interest incurred	$1,456,000	$1,456,000
Less: Interest Capitalized	$483,000	$443,550
Interest Expense	$973,000	$1,012,450