On January 1, 2020, Lawrence Co. began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building is expected to be completed on December 31, 2020. Expenditures on this project during 2020 were as follows: January 1st $ 160,000 March 1st 420,000 June 1st 270,000 October 31st 165,000 On Jan. 1, 2020, the company obtained a $600,000 specific construction loan with a 7% interest rate. The loan was outstanding during the entire construction period. The companys other interest-bearing debts included two long-term notes of $480,000 and $900,000 with interest rates of 10% and 11%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during the entire construction period.

Instruction: (a) Determine the amount of interest capitalized for 2020. Please show your work (i.e. the weighted average accumulated expenditure, the actual interest, the weighted average interest rate, and the avoidable interest) to support your final answer. Please round the WA interest rate to four decimal places when necessary.

Answer: The amount of interest capitalized for 2020 is . (b) Regardless your answer in (a), determine the amount of avoidable interest for 2020 assuming that the weighted average accumulated expenditure is $534,000 (other things being equal).