In: Accounting
On January 1, 2018, the Marjlee Company began construction of an
office building to be used as its corporate headquarters. The
building was completed early in 2019. Construction expenditures for
2018, which were incurred evenly throughout the year, totaled
$9,900,000. Marjlee had the following debt obligations which were
outstanding during all of 2018:
Construction loan, 10% | $ | 2,475,000 | |
Long-term note, 9% | 3,300,000 | ||
Long-term note, 6% | 6,600,000 | ||
Required:
Calculate the amount of interest capitalized in 2018 for the
building using the specific interest method.
The answer i got was $305,250 (incorrect)