Reference no: EM133102805
Question - Sandhill Furniture Company started construction of a combination office and warehouse building for its own use at an estimated cost of $15,000,000 on January 1, 2020. Sandhill expected to complete the building by December 31, 2020. Sandhill has the following debt obligations outstanding during the construction period.
Construction loan-12% interest, payable semiannually, issued December 31, 2019 $6,000,000
Short-term loan-10% interest, payable monthly, and principal payable at maturity on May 30, 2021 $4,500,000
Long-term loan-11% interest, payable on January 1 of each year. Principal payable on January 1, 2024 $3,000,000
Assume that Sandhill completed the office and warehouse building on December 31, 2020, as planned at a total cost of $15,600,000, and the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures was $10,800,000. Compute the avoidable interest on this project.
Compute the depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2021. Sandhill 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 $900,000.