On January 1, 2020, Sunland Company purchased land for an office site by paying $2680000 cash. Sunland began construction on the office building on January 1. The following expenditures were incurred for construction: Date Expenditures January 1, 2020 $ 1780000 April 1, 2020 2530000 May 1, 2020 4490000 June 1, 2020 4720000 The office was completed and ready for occupancy on July 1. To help pay for construction, and purchase of land $3650000 was borrowed on January 1, 2020 on a 9%, 3-year note payable. Other than the construction note, the only debt outstanding during 2020 was a $1400000, 12%, 6-year note payable dated January 1, 2020. Assume the weighted-average accumulated expenditures for the construction project are $4300000. The amount of interest cost to be capitalized during 2020 is

Sunland Company

The amount of interest cost to be capitalized during 2020 is:

= $948,000.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Cost of purchased land = $2,680,000

Construction expenditures:

Date                        Expenditures:

January 1, 2020       $ 1,780,000

April 1, 2020              2,530,000

May 1, 2020               4,490,000

June 1, 2020             4,720,000

Total expenditure $13,520,000

Weighted-average accumulated expenditures = $4,300,000

Debts:

January 1, 2020, 9%, 3-year note payable = $3,650,000

January 1, 2020, 12%, 6-year note payable balance = $1,400,000

Interests capitalization:

Weighted-average accumulated expenditures = $451,500 ($4,300,000 * 10.5%)

3-year note payable = $328,500 ($3,650,000 * 9%)

6-year note payable balance = $168,000 ($1,400,000 * 12%)

Total interest to be capitalized = $948,000