Question

At the end of the quarter, a company made an adjusting entry to recognize $1000 of interest costs that have been incurred this quarter in constructing a new piece of production equipment. What is the correct journal entry?
A. Dr. interest expense 1000 or Cr. Interestrest Payable $1000.
B. Dr. Equipment $1000 Cr. Interest Payable $1000.
C. No entry is needed.
D. Dr. work in Process $1000 Cr. Interest Payable $1000.
E. Dr. Interest Expense $1000 Cr.Cash $1000.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct journal entry is:

B. Dr. Equipment $1000 Cr. Interest Payable $1000.

Explanation:

The company will debit the interest cost to its Equipment under construction account with the sum of $1,000 while the Interest Payable is credited with the same amount.  The adjustment of the interest cost helps the company to capitalize the $1,000 with a debit to its asset account and a credit to the liability account since the amount has not been paid out to the finance house affected. By capitalizing the interest cost, the asset's value is increased while the interest payable increases the current liability of the company as at the date of the adjustment.