quest 1 Benson Limited is constructing a Power Plant which was completed on 31st December 2019. The company obtained a bank loan of R1,000,000 at a rate of 15% per annum to construct the Power Plant on 1st January 2019. As of 31st December 2019, Benson Limited also had the following loans outstanding: I. 18% 5-year loan Note of R1,500,000 II. 14% Debentures of R1,000,000 Expenditures on the project were made as follows: I. On the 31st March 2019, R600,000 was incurred; II. R800,000 was incurred on 30th June 2019; III. The final expenditure incurred was R300,000 on 31st December 2019. During the year Benson Limited invested R400,000 of the bank loan for 2 months at an interest of 9% per annum. Required: Determine the amount of borrowing costs to be capitalized and expensed.
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Benson Limited is constructing a Power Plant which was completed on 31st December 2019. The company obtained a bank loan of R1,000,000 at a rate of 15% per annum to construct the Power Plant on 1st January 2019. As of 31st December 2019, Benson Limited also had the following loans outstanding: I. 18% 5-year loan Note of R1,500,000 II. 14% Debentures of R1,000,000 Expenditures on the project were made as follows: I. On the 31st March 2019, R600,000 was incurred; II. R800,000 was incurred on 30th June 2019; III. The final expenditure incurred was R300,000 on 31st December 2019. During the year Benson Limited invested R400,000 of the bank loan for 2 months at an interest of 9% per annum. Required: Determine the amount of borrowing costs to be capitalized and expensed.
Borrowing cost refers to the interest and other costs that is directly incurred for arrangement of funds.
The capitalization of borrowing cost can be commenced when expenditure is incurred out of borrowed funds, interest cost is actual cost and necessary activities required for completion of qualifying asset remains in continuation. And the capitalization of borrowing cost needs to stop after the cessation date of activities.
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