Explain what is the total cost of the building


On January 1, 2013, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2014.

     Expenditures on the project were as follows:




  January 1, 2013 $ 1,040,000
  March 1, 2013
810,000
  June 30, 2013
450,000
  October 1, 2013
700,000
  January 31, 2014
1,125,000
  April 30, 2014
1,440,000
  August 31, 2014
2,610,000

On January 1, 2013, the company obtained a $3 million construction loan with a 10% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2013 and 2014. The company's other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $5,900,000 and $7,900,000 with interest rates of 7% and 9%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2013 and 2014. Interest is paid annually on all debt. The company's fiscal year-end is December 31.

Required:
1.

Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2013 and 2014 using the weighted-average method. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in whole dollars.)



2.

What is the total cost of the building? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in whole dollars.)



3.

Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2013 and 2014 income statements. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in whole dollars.)

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