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On July 31, 2017, Coronado Company engaged Minsk Tooling Companyto construct a special-purpose piece of factory machinery.Construction was begun immediately and was completed on November 1,2017. To help finance construction, on July 31 Coronado issued a$303,600, 3-year, 12% note payable at Netherlands National Bank, onwhich interest is payable each July 31. $208,600 of the proceeds ofthe note was paid to Minsk on July 31. The remainder of theproceeds was temporarily invested in short-term marketablesecurities (trading securities) at 10% until November 1. OnNovember 1, Coronado made a final $95,000 payment to Minsk. Otherthan the note to Netherlands, Coronado’s only outstanding liabilityat December 31, 2017, is a $28,200, 8%, 6-year note payable, datedJanuary 1, 2014, on which interest is payable each December 31.

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Calculate the interest revenue, weighted-average accumulatedexpenditures, avoidable interest, and total interest cost to becapitalized during 2017.

Interest revenue

$

Weighted-average accumulated expenditures

$

Avoidable interest

$

Interest capitalized

$

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(a)
1 Interest Revenue = $           264
2 Weighted Average Accumulated Expenditure = $     52,150
3 Avoidable Interest = $       6,258
4 Interest capitalized = $       6,258
Workings:
1 Interest Revenue = [($303600 - $208600) X 10% / (12 X 3)]
= [($95,000 X 10%) / (36)]
= $           264
2 Weighted Average Accumulated Expenditure
31-Jul $                                       2,08,600 X 3/12 = $       52,150
01-Nov $                                          95,000 X 0/12 = $                -  
($303600 - $208600)
$                                       3,03,600 $       52,150
3. & 4. Avoidable Interest & Interest capitalized = Weighted Average Accumulated Expenditure X 12%
= $ 52,150 X 12%
= $       6,258

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