On January 1, 2021, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used as its office headquarters. The building was completed on September 30, 2022. Expenditures on the project were as follows:

January 1, 2021	$	1,180,000
March 1, 2021		660,000
June 30, 2021		860,000
October 1, 2021		660,000
January 31, 2022		279,000
April 30, 2022		612,000
August 31, 2022		909,000

On January 1, 2021, the company obtained a $3,100,000 construction loan with a 12% interest rate. The loan was outstanding all of 2021 and 2022. The companys other interest-bearing debt included two long-term notes of $4,000,000 and $6,000,000 with interest rates of 8% and 10%, respectively. Both notes were outstanding during all of 2021 and 2022. 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 2021 and 2022 using the specific interest method. 2. What is the total cost of the building? 3. Calculate the amount of interest expense that will appear in the 2021 and 2022 income statements.

Req 1 and 3 Req 2 Calculate the amount of interest that Mason should capitalize in 2021 and 2022 using the specific interest method expense that will appear in the 2021 and 2022 income statements. (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Interest capitalized Interest expense $ $ 2021 267,570 X $ 920,000 $ 2022 334,113 2,815,637 Req 1 and 3 Req2 > Req 1 and 3 Req 2 What is the total cost of the building? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) Total cost of building s 5,380,683