CR – May 2020 – L3 – Q2b – Capitalization of Borrowing Costs

Question

Dompoase Ltd incurred the following borrowing costs during the financial year 2018:

GH¢’000
Overdraft interest	12
Foreign currency loan interest (correctly translated into GH¢)	84
Foreign currency loan exchange differences on capital	140

In addition, a three-year fixed-rate GH¢2 million loan was taken out on 1 January 2018 at 6.5%. A loan set-up fee was charged at GH¢20,000. This increased the effective interest rate on the loan to 6.88%.

Required:
Determine the maximum amount that could potentially be capitalized as borrowing costs during the period (assuming an asset was being financed using all available finance).

Answer

GH¢’000
Overdraft	12
Foreign currency loan interest	84
Foreign currency loan exchange differences on capital	–
Effective interest on loan ((2,000 – 20) x 6.88%)	136.2

The maximum amount to capitalize is GH¢232.2k.

Tags: Borrowing Costs, Capitalization, Foreign Currency Loan, Interest, Overdraft
Level: Level 3

Series: MAY 2020

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CR – May 2020 – L3 – Q2b – Capitalization of Borrowing Costs

Required:
Determine the maximum amount that could potentially be capitalized as borrowing costs during the period (assuming an asset was being financed using all available finance).

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CR – May 2020 – L3 – Q2b – Capitalization of Borrowing Costs

Required: Determine the maximum amount that could potentially be capitalized as borrowing costs during the period (assuming an asset was being financed using all available finance).

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Required:
Determine the maximum amount that could potentially be capitalized as borrowing costs during the period (assuming an asset was being financed using all available finance).