Alta Company is constructing a production complex that qualifies for interest capitalization. The following information is available: Capitalization...

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Alta Company is constructing a production complex that qualifiesfor interest capitalization. The following information isavailable:
Capitalization period: January 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020
Expenditures on project:
2019:
January 1 $ 516,000
May 1 549,000
October 1 492,000
2020:
March 1 1,512,000
June 30 600,000
Amounts borrowed and outstanding:
   $1.4 million borrowed at 12%, specifically forthe project
   $5 million borrowed on July 1, 2018, at 14%
   $18 million borrowed on January 1, 2017, at8%
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Note: Round all final numeric answers to twodecimal places.
Compute the amount of interest costs capitalized each year.
Capitalized interest, 2019 $ fill in the blank 1
Capitalized interest, 2020 $ fill in the blank 2
If it is assumed that the production complex has an estimatedlife of 25 years and a residual value of $0, compute thestraight-line depreciation in 2020.
$ fill in the blank 3
Since GAAP requires accrual accounting, if a companycapitalizes interest during the construction period it will report_ income than if it had not capitalized interest. In futureperiods, the same company will report income than if ithad not capitalized interest.

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SOLUTION Answer to Question 1 Analysis of expenditure Amonut in Date Expenditure Amount Allocated to Specific Borrowing Amount Allocated to General Borrowing 2019 01012019 516000 516000 01052019 549000 549000 01102019 492000 335000 157000 1557000 1400000 157000 2020 01032020 1512000 1512000 30062020 600000 600000 2112000 2112000 Weighted See Answer

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2019:
	January 1	$ 516,000
	May 1	549,000
	October 1	492,000
2020:
	March 1	1,512,000
	June 30	600,000

Capitalized interest, 2019	$ fill in the blank 1
Capitalized interest, 2020	$ fill in the blank 2