On December 31, 2021, L Inc. had a $3,500,000 note payable outstanding, due July 31, 2022. L borrowed the money to finance construction of a new plant. L planned to refinance the note by issuing long-term bonds. Because L temporarily had excess cash, it prepaid $700,000 of the note on January 23, 2022. In February 2022, L completed a $5,000,000 bond offering. L will use the bond offering proceeds to repay the note payable at its maturity and to pay construction costs during 2022. On March 13, 2022, L issued its 2021 financial statements. What amount of the note payable should L include in the current liabilities section of its December 31, 2021, balance sheet?

Multiple Choice

• $700,000.

• $2,800,000.

• $3,500,000.

• $0.