On July 31, 2017, Crane Company engaged Minsk Tooling Company to construct a special-purpose piece of factory machinery. Construction was begun immediately and was completed on November 1, 2017. To help finance construction, on July 31 Crane issued a $301,200, 3-year, 12% note payable at Netherlands National Bank, on which interest is payable each July 31. $195,200 of the proceeds of the note was paid to Minsk on July 31. The remainder of the proceeds was temporarily invested in short-term marketable securities (trading securities) at 10% until November 1. On November 1, Crane made a final $106,000 payment to Minsk. Other than the note to Netherlands, Cranes only outstanding liability at December 31, 2017, is a $30,300, 8%, 6-year note payable, dated January 1, 2014, on which interest is payable each December 31.

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(a)

Correct answer. Your answer is correct.

Calculate the interest revenue, weighted-average accumulated expenditures, avoidable interest, and total interest cost to be capitalized during 2017.

Interest revenue

$2650

Weighted-average accumulated expenditures

$48800

Avoidable interest

$5856

Interest capitalized

$5856

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(b)

Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Crane Company at each of the following dates. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

(1) July 31, 2017.

(2) November 1, 2017.

(3) December 31, 2017.