What amount of borrowing costs should be capitalized as cost of the asset? * a. P 360,000 b. P 310,000 c. P 328,750 d. P 327,500

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What amount of borrowing costs should be capitalized as cost of the asset? *

a. P 360,000
b. P 310,000
c. P 328,750
d. P 327,500

Entity A, government entity, started the construction of an asset on Jan 1, 2021
with a loan of Php4,000,000 borrowed at an interest rate of 9% per annum.
The loan was used on the asset as follows:
Jan 1
1,500,000
May 1
2,000,000
Oct 1
500,000
The construction of the asset was completed on 31 December 2021.
However, during the accounting period Entity A has invested the
surplus funds at an interest rate of 3% on temporary basis before
these were required for spending. How much borrowing costs are capitalized to the cost of the
constructed qualifying asset?
Transcribed Image Text:Entity A, government entity, started the construction of an asset on Jan 1, 2021 with a loan of Php4,000,000 borrowed at an interest rate of 9% per annum. The loan was used on the asset as follows: Jan 1 1,500,000 May 1 2,000,000 Oct 1 500,000 The construction of the asset was completed on 31 December 2021. However, during the accounting period Entity A has invested the surplus funds at an interest rate of 3% on temporary basis before these were required for spending. How much borrowing costs are capitalized to the cost of the constructed qualifying asset?
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