ABC Company obtained a loan of $100,000 at 10% annual interest rate on January 1, 2022. The loan was used to finance a project that qualifies for capitalization of borrowing costs. The company incurs $2,000 in loan processing fees and $1,500-in legal fees related to the loan. The project is completed on December 31, 2022. The weighted average cost of capital of ABC Company is 12%. Compute the amount of borrowing costs to be capitalized and the amount to be expensed in the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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ABC Company obtained a loan of $100,000 at 10% annual interest rate on January 1, 2022. The loan was used to finance a project that qualifies for capitalization of borrowing costs. The company incurs $2,000 in loan processing fees and $1,500-in legal fees related to the loan. The project is completed on December 31, 2022. The weighted average cost of capital of ABC Company is 12%.

Compute the amount of borrowing costs to be capitalized and the amount to be expensed in the income statement for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

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