San Diego State University Operations And Supply Chain Management Assignment Help - Depreciation

Question - Capitalization of Interest McPherson Furniture Company started construction of a combination office
and warehouse building for its own use at an estimated cost of $5,000,000 on January 1, 2010.
McPherson expected to complete the building by December 31, 2010. McPherson has the following
debt obligations outstanding during the construction period.
Construction loan—12% interest, payable semiannually, issued
December 31, 2009 $2,000,000
Short-term loan—10% interest, payable monthly, and principal payable
at maturity on May 30, 2011 1,600,000
Long-term loan—11% interest, payable on January 1 of each
year. Principal payable on January 1, 2014 1,000,000
(Carry all computations to two decimal places.)
(a) Assume th ...Read More at McPherson completed the office and warehouse building on December 31, 2010, as
planned at a total cost of $5,200,000, and the weighted average of accumulated expenditures was
$3,800,000. Compute the avoidable interest on this project.
(b) Compute the depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2011. McPherson 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 $300,000. ...Read Less

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