Snowbird Company is constructing a building that qualifies for interest capitalization. It is built between January 1 and December 31, 2019. Snowbird made the following expenditures related to this building: April 1 $396,000 July 1 400,000 September 1 510,000 December 1 120,000

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Snowbird Company is constructing a building that qualifies for interest capitalization. It is built between January 1 and December 31, 2019. Snowbird made the following expenditures related to this building:

April 1 $396,000
July 1 400,000
September 1 510,000
December 1 120,000

The company borrowed $500,000 at 12% to help finance the project. In addition, Snowbird had outstanding borrowings of $2 million at 8% and $1 million at 9%.

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  1. Compute the amount of interest capitalized related to the construction of the building. Do not round your interim calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest dollar.


  2. Next Level In the current period, the capitalization of interest 
     
    ; in future period the effect of capitalized interest is to 
     
    .
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