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Diva builders spent $770,000 in 2012 on a construction project to build an offic

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Question

Diva builders spent $770,000 in 2012 on a construction project to build an office building. Diva also capitalized $65,000 of interest on the project in 2012. Diva financed the construction with 2 loans already outstanding. The first loan is for $10,000,000 at 6.5% and the second is $4,500,000 at 8%. The project was completed on November 30, 2013. Additional expenditures in 2013 were as follows:

31-Jan

135,000

31-Mar

170,000

31-Jul

200,000

30-Sep

220,000

30-Nov

185,000


Determine the cost of the office building at project completion and the capitalized interest for 2013 using the weighted-average debt method.

  

31-Jan

     

135,000

     

31-Mar

     

170,000

     

31-Jul

     

200,000

     

30-Sep

     

220,000

     

30-Nov

     

185,000

   Diva builders spent $770,000 in 2012 on a construction project to build an office building. Diva also capitalized $65,000 of interest on the project in 2012. Diva financed the construction with 2 loans already outstanding. The first loan is for $10,000,000 at 6.5% and the second is $4,500,000 at 8%. The project was completed on November 30, 2013. Additional expenditures in 2013 were as follows: Determine the cost of the office building at project completion and the capitalized interest for 2013 using the weighted-average debt method.

Explanation / Answer

cost is $2755000