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Interest During Construction

Matrix Inc. borrowed $1,000,000 at 8% to finance the construction of a new building for its own use. Construction began on January 1, 2019, and was completed on October 31, 2019. Expenditures related to this building were:

January 1	$252,000	(includes cost of purchasing land of $150,000)
May 1	310,000
July 1	420,000
October 31	275,000

In addition, Matrix had additional debt (unrelated to the construction) of $500,000 at 9% and $800,000 at 10%. All debt was outstanding for the entire year.

Required:

Compute the amount of interest capitalized related to the construction of the building.

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If the expenditures are assumed to have been incurred evenly throughout the year: Compute weighted average accumulated expenditures

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Compute the amount of interest capitalized on the building