Reference no: EM132999071
On January 2, 2020, BTS Inc began construction of a new processing plant. The automated plant will be finished and ready for use on September 30, 2021. Expenditures for the construction were as follows:
January 2, 2020 - P2,000,000
September 1, 2020 - 6,000,000
December 31, 2020 - 6,000,000
March 31, 2021 - 6,000,000
September 30, 2021 - 4,000,000
BTS Inc borrowed P11,000,000 on a construction loan at 12% interest on January 2, 2020. This loan was outstanding during the construction period. The company also had P40,000,000 in 9% bonds outstanding in 2020 and 2021.
Problem 1: What is the amount of the interest capitalized for 2020?