In: Accounting
Thornton Industries began construction of a warehouse on July 1,
2018. The project was completed on March 31, 2019. No new loans
were required to fund construction. Thornton does have the
following two interest-bearing liabilities that were outstanding
throughout the construction period:
| $2,000,000, 7% note | |||
| $8,000,000, 3% bonds | |||
Construction expenditures incurred were as follows:
| July 1, 2018 | $ | 340,000 | |
| September 30, 2018 | 690,000 | ||
| November 30, 2018 | 690,000 | ||
| January 30, 2019 | 630,000 | ||
The company’s fiscal year-end is December 31.
Required:
Calculate the amount of interest capitalized for 2018 and 2019.
| Answer | |||
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Interest Capitalized for 2018 |
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| Date | Expenditure | Weight | Average |
| 01-Jul-18 | $ 3,40,000 | 0.5 | $ 1,70,000 |
| 30-Sep-18 | $ 6,90,000 | 0.25 | $ 1,72,500 |
| 30-Nov-18 | $ 6,90,000 | 0.08 | $ 55,200 |
| Accumulated Expenditures | $ 17,20,000 | $ 3,97,700 | |
| Weighted Average rate = 380,000/10,000,000=3.8% | |||
| Interest Capitalized for 2018 = 3,97,700 x 3.80% = 15,112.6 | |||
| Interest Capitalized for 2019 | |||
| Date | Expenditure | Weight | Average |
| 01-Jan-19 | 17,35,112.60 | 1 | 17,35,112.60 |
| 31-Jan-19 | $ 6,30,000 | 0.889 | $ 5,60,070 |
| Accumulated Expenditures | 23,65,112.60 | 22,95,182.60 | |
| Interest Capitalized for 2019 = 22,95,182.60 x 3.80% = 87216.94 | |||