In: Accounting
On January 1, 2018, Dreamworld Co. began construction of a new warehouse. The building was finished and ready for use on September 30, 2019. Expenditures on the project were as follows:
| 
 January 1, 2018  | 
 $  | 
 300,000  | 
|
| 
 September 1, 2018  | 
 $  | 
 450,000  | 
|
| 
 December 31, 2018  | 
 $  | 
 450,000  | 
|
| 
 March 31, 2019  | 
 $  | 
 450,000  | 
Dreamworld had the following debt obligations outstanding during both years:
Construction loan, 10% $500,000
Long-term note, 12% $2,500,000
Required: What would Dreamworld's capitalized interest be in 2019 (assuming interest from 2018 does not compound in 2019)?
| Date | Amount incurred | No. of months | Weighted average amount | 
| a | b | c=a × b/12 | |
| Beg. | 1,200,000 | 12 | 1,200,000 | 
| Mar. 31 | 450,000 | 8 | 300,000 | 
| Accumulated expenditure | 1,500,000 | 
| Avoidable interest | ||||
| Particulars | Amount used for contruction | Rate of interest | Interest | |
| Contruction loan | 500,000 | 10.0000% | 50,000.00 | |
| General debt | 1,000,000 | 12.0000% | 120,000.00 | |
| Avoidable interest | 170,000.00 | 
Capitalized interest is 170,000