Question

assume that monty completed the office and warehouse building on december 31, 2020, as planned at a total cost of $7,280,000, and the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures was $5,040,000. compute the avoidable interest on this project.

Answer 1

AI = $1,424,864

Hence, the avoidable interest for the Monty's project is $1,424,864.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Data Given:

Total Cost = $7,280,000

Weighted-Average amount = $5,040,000

We need to compute the avoidable interest on this project.

Data Missing:

Construction loan amount = $2,800,000

Construction loan Interest Rate = 12%

Construction loan Time period = Semi-Annually.

Construction loan Issued = 31 Dec, 2019

Short-term loan amount = $1,960,000

Short-term loan interest 10%

Short-term loan Time period = Monthly payable

Short-term loan Maturity period = 30 May, 2021

Long-term loan amount = $1,400,000

Long-term loan interest rate = 11%

Long-term loan Time period = Annually on 1st January

Long-term loan Principal Payable = 1 Jan, 2024

Solution:

Now, this question is complete and can be solved.

First of all, we need to calculate the general borrowings in construction of the building.

Let X be the general borrowings in construction of the building.

Let Y be Weighted average

Let Z be the Construction for whole year

Where, Y = $5,040,000

Z = $2,800,000

So,

X = Y - Z

X = $5,040,000 - $2,800,000

X = $2,240,000 (This is the general borrowings)

Now, we have to calculate the weighted average interest rate in order to calculate the avoidable interest on this project.

Weighted average interest rate = (Short term loan interest rate x short term loan amount divided by Sum of total loan including short and long) + (long term load interest rate x long term loan amount divided by the sum of total loan)

Let A be the Weighted average interest rate.

So,

A = (10 * $1,960,000/($1,960,000 + $1,400,0000) + ($11% * $1,400,000/($1,960,000 + $1,400,0000) )

A = 48.61%

Now, we just have to put in the values to find out the avoidable interest.

Let Avoidable interest = AI

AI = ($2,800,000 x 0.12) + ($2,240,000 x 0.4861)

AI = $1,424,864

Hence, the avoidable interest for the Monty's project is $1,424,864.