Reference no: EM132480394

Question - Monty Furniture Company started construction of a combination office and warehouse building for its own use at an estimated cost of $13,500,000 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 semiannually, issued December 31, 2019$5,400,000 Short-term loan-10% interest, payable monthly, and principal payable at maturity on May 30, 20213,780,000 Long-term loan-11% interest, payable on January 1 of each year. Principal payable on January 1, 2024 2,700,000

Assume that Monty completed the office and warehouse building on December 31, 2020, as planned at a total cost of $14,040,000, and the weighted-average amount of accumulated expenditures was $9,720,000. Compute the avoidable interest on this project.

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 $810,000.