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On January 2, 2020, Crane Company began construction of a new citrus processing plant. The automated...

On January 2, 2020, Crane Company began construction of a new citrus processing plant. The automated plant was finished and ready for use on September 30, 2021. Expenditures for the construction were as follows:

January 2, 2020 $ 604000
September 1, 2020 1809600
December 31, 2020 1809600
March 31, 2021 1809600
September 30, 2021 1196000


Crane Company borrowed $3240000 on a construction loan at 12% interest on January 2, 2020. This loan was outstanding during the construction period. The company also had $12480000 in 9% bonds outstanding in 2020 and 2021.

The interest capitalized for 2021 was:

$355107

$84676

$291600

$376276

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$355,107

Interest
($3,240,000 x 12% x 9/12) 291600
($940,848 x 9% x 9/12) 63507
                    355,107
Expenditures Proportion of year Average accumulated expenditures
                       4,368,064 9/12                         3,276,048
                       1,809,600 6/12                            904,800
                       1,196,000 0/12                                    -  
                        4,180,848
Average expenditures for 2020 = $1,207,200
[($604,000 x 12/12) + ($1,809,600 x 4/12) ]
Interest = $1,207,200 x 12% = $144,864

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