On December 31, 2016, Shamrock Inc. borrowed $3,780,000 at 13% payable annually to finance the construction of a new building. In 2017, the company made the following expenditures related to this building: March 1, $453,600; June 1, $756,000; July 1, $1,890,000; December 1, $1,890,000. The building was completed in February 2018. Additional information is provided as follows.
1. Other debt outstanding
10-year, 14% bond, December 31, 2010, interest payable annually
6-year, 11% note, dated December 31, 2014, interest payable annually
2. March 1, 2017, expenditure included land costs of $189,000
3. Interest revenue earned in 2017
$5,040,000
$2,016,000
$61,740
?(a)
Determine the amount of interest to be capitalized in 2017 in relation to the construction of the building.
The amount of interest
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