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Pikton plc, a company with a 31st Dec year-end, had the following general borrowings in place at the beginning and end of 20X6. 1 January 20X6 31 December 20X6 £m £m 10% Bank loan repayable 20X8 120 120 9.5% Bank loan repayable 20X9 80 80 On 1 March 20X6, Pikton plc began construction of a qualifying asset, a piece of machinery for a hydro-electric plant, using existing borrowings. Expenditure drawn down for the construction was £30million on 1 March 20X6 and £20million on 1 October 20X6.
(a) Calculate the weighted average borrowing rate (also known as the capitalisation rate)
(b) Calculate the amount of borrowing costs that can be capitalised for the hydro-electric plant machine for the year ending 31st December 20X6.
Part A
Amount | Multiply: interest rate | Interest | |
10% Bank loan repayable | 120 | 10.0% | 12.00 |
9.5% Bank loan repayable | 80 | 9.5% | 7.60 |
Total | 200 | 19.60 | |
Weighted average borrowing rate (19.60/200) | 9.80% |
Part B
First drawn down [Mar to Dec = 10 months] (30000000*10/12) | 25,000,000 |
Second drawn down [Oct to Dec = 3 months] (20000000*3/12) | 5,000,000 |
Average Accumulated capital Expenditure | 30,000,000 |
Multiply: Weighted average borrowing rate | 9.80% |
Amount of borrowing costs that can be capitalised for the hydro-electric plant machine for the year ending 31st December 20X6 |
2,940,000 |