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borrowing cost (mock exam mcq)

PPhilip10y ago
Q: In the context of borrowing costs, the following information is relevant. How much borrowing costs must be capitalised? A company arranged on 28feb,2011 to borrow $20m funds at the rate of 6% to finance the dev of a qualifying asset. Planning and architecture's fees cost $500,000 and were paid out of general cash resources on 31 March 2011. Work commenced on 3 April and the first trance of money $ 6m was drawn down on 30 April 2011. Of this amount, $4m was spent immediately and the remaining $2m was invested at the rate of 4% pa until it was spent on 1 july together with $10m of the second and final tranche of $14m, the balance invested at 4% pa Work was halted on 31 Aug by industrial action and was not recommenced until 1 October. on 30 nov, the investment was cashed in and the final $4m spent. The asset was completed on 1 feb 2012 a) $ 680,000 b) $ 660,000 c) $ 593,333 d) nil, it is available for the company to choose to expense the total borrowing cost ANSWER Borrowing 6% 1/3 20m work commence on 3/4 1/5 6m drawn for this project 1/7 16m (10+6) Investment 4% 1/5 2m (spent 4m) 1/7 Expense 1/4 0.5m (paid out of general cash irrelevant) er...i don't actually understand what does it mean..any help would be appreciated
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#1
I suggest that you look at the free course notes on this site where you'll find a detailed chapter and example illustrating every point that you have given in the example above May I ask - have you actually looked at the course notes? Within those notes there is everything that you need to pass the F7 exam or did you not know that?
PPhilip10y ago#2
i think the correct working is: borrowing cost 1/5 = 6mil 1/7= 14mil sept work stopped 1/10 = work restart complete on 1/2 Total borrowing cost to be capitalised: 6mil*2/12*0.06+20mil*(2/12+4/12)*0.06= 60,000+600,000=$660,000
PPhilip10y ago#3
and minus the investment income 4% 1/5 2mil 1/7 4mil sept stopped 1/10 restart 1/12 nil investment income = 2mil*2/12*0.04+4mil(2/12+2/12)*0.04 =13333.33+53333.33=66666.66 borrowing cost-investment income=660,000-66666.66=$593,333
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#4
Did you look at the free course notes as I recommended in my previous post?
PPhilip10y ago#5
Yea reading.. Headaching thou haha. Is my working correct?
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#6
What does the answer say? You can see for yourself whether your workings are correct
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