Question

Monty Furniture Company started construction of a combination office and warehouse building for its own use at an estimated cost of $2,500,000 on January 1, 2020. Monty expected to complete the building by December 31, 2020. Monty has the following debt obligations outstanding during the construction period.

Construction loan-12% interest, payable semi-annually,
issued December 31, 2019 $1,000,000
Short-term loan-10% interest, payable monthly, and
principal payable at maturity on May 30, 2021 700,000
Long-term loan-11% interest, payable on January 1 of
each year. Principal payable on January 1, 2024 500,000.
1. Assume that Monty completed the office and warehouse building on December 31, 2020, as planned at a total cost of $2,600,000, and the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures was $1,800,000. Compute the avoidable interest on this project.
2. Compute the depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021. Monty elected to depreciate the building on a straight-line basis and determined that the asset has a useful life of 30 years and a salvage value of $510,000.

Answer 1

1. Assume that Monty completed the office and warehouse building on December 31, 2020, as planned at a total cost of $2,600,000, and the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures was $1,800,000. Compute the avoidable interest on this project.

we must determine the weighted average cost of non-specific debt:

$1,000,000 x 10% = $100,000

$700,000 x 11% = $77,000

total = $177,000 / $1,700,000 = 10.4118%

avoidable interest = ($1,000,000 x 12%) + ($800,000 x 10.4118%) = $203,294.40

2. Compute the depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021. Monty elected to depreciate the building on a straight-line basis and determined that the asset has a useful life of 30 years and a salvage value of $510,000.

depreciation expense = (total cost of the building - avoidable interest - salvage value) / useful life

depreciation expense = ($2,600,000 - $203,294 - $510,000) / 30 years = $62,890.20