Question

On January 1, 2021, Kendall Inc. began construction of an automated cattle feeder system. The system was finished and ready for use on September 30, 2022. Expenditures on the project were as follows: January 1, 2021 $ 235,000 September 1, 2021 $ 342,000 December 31, 2021 $ 342,000 March 31, 2022 $ 342,000 September 30, 2022 $ 235,000 Kendall borrowed $764,000 on a construction loan at 7% interest on January 1, 2021. This loan was outstanding throughout the construction period. The company had $4,570,000 in 7% bonds payable outstanding in 2021 and 2022. Average accumulated expenditures for 2021 was:

Answer 1

Answer:

Average accumulated expenditures for 2021 was: $349,000.

Explanation:

Note: See the attached excel file for the calculation of the Average accumulated expenditures for 2021.

Average accumulated expenditures is calculated by adding the weighted average amount of each expenditure which is the product of the weight of each expenditure in a year and the amount of each expenditure. That is;

Weight of each expenditure = Number of relevant months the expenditure is used 2021 / 12 months

Weighted average amount of each expenditure = Weight of each expenditure * The amount of the expenditure

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