On January 1, 2018, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2019. Expenditures on the project were as follows:

January 1, 2018	$	1,200,000
March 1, 2018		690,000
June 30, 2018		450,000
October 1, 2018		660,000
January 31, 2019		945,000
April 30, 2019		1,260,000
August 31, 2019		2,250,000

On January 1, 2018, the company obtained a $3 million construction loan with a 12% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2018 and 2019. The companys other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $5,500,000 and $7,500,000 with interest rates of 7% and 9%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2018 and 2019. Interest is paid annually on all debt. The companys fiscal year-end is December 31. Required: 1. Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2018 and 2019 using the weighted-average method. 2. What is the total cost of the building? 3. Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2018 and 2019 income statements.

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Req 1 and 3

Req 2

Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2018 and 2019 using the weighted-average method and interest expense that will appear in the 2018 and 2019 income statements. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

	2018	2019
Interest capitalized
Interest expense

Req 2

What is the total cost of the building? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.)

Total cost of building