Tamarisk Industries Inc. started construction of a manufacturing facility for its own use at an estimated cost of $9,000,000 on January 1, 2017. Tamarisk expected to complete the building by December 31, 2017. Tamarisk’s debt, all of which was outstanding during the construction period, was as follows. ●   Construction loan—11% interest, payable semiannually, issued December 31, 2016; $4,500,000   ●   Long-term loan #1 – 10% interest, payable on January 1 of each year. Principal payable on January 1, 2019; $1,350,000   ●   Long-term loan #2—12% interest, payable on December 31 of each year. Principal payable on December 31, 2025; $3,150,000  Avoidable interest is 679,680. Compute the depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2018. Tamarisk estimated the facility’s useful life to be 25 years with a salvage value of $900,000. Tamarisk elected to depreciate the facility on a straight-line basis

During 2017, Egyptian Mau Company construct building costing P18,500,000. The weighted average accumulated expenditures on the building during 2017 totaled P7,800,000. The entity borrowed P4,000,000 at 7% on January 1, 2017. Funds not needed for construction were temporarily invested in short-term securities, and earned P120,000 interest revenue. In addition to the construction loan, the entity had two other notes outstanding during the year, P3,000,000, 10-year, 10% note payable dated October 1, 2015, and a 5-year P2,000,000, 8% note payable dated November 2, 2015. What amount of interest should be capitalized on December 31, 2017? A. 574,000 B. 620,000 C. 509,600 D. 629,600

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