Chapter 9, Problem 9.30E

Prepare the journal entry to record the capitalization of interest and the recognition of interest expense, if any, at Dec 31, 2025.

Transaction 1 The 100 employees of NAM JEWELS LIMITED are each entitled to 5 working days of paid sick leave for each year. Unused sick leave may be carried forward for one calendar year. Sick leave is taken first out of the current year's entitlement and then out of any balance brought forward from the previous year (a LIFO basis). At 31 December 2019 the average unused entitlement is 2 days per employee. The entity expects, on the basis of experience that is expected to continue, that 92 employees will take no more than five days of paid sick leave in 2020 and that the remaining 8 will take an average an of six and a half days each. In December 2020 to restructure its workforce (which was immediately communicated) in such a way that all employees of the age of 55, but below the age of 60 at the reporting date, could retire immediately should they choose to do so. Employees of 60 years and older, up to 65 years at the statement of financial position date, will be forced to retire…

1. complete the installment payment using the provided table 2. prepare the entries for loan payment on December 31 2019