- 5 Marks
CR – May 2020 – L3 – Q2b – Capitalization of Borrowing Costs
Question
Dompoase Ltd incurred the following borrowing costs during the financial year 2018:
GH¢’000 | |
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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).
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- Tags: Borrowing Costs, Capitalization, Foreign Currency Loan, Interest, Overdraft
- Level: Level 3
- Series: MAY 2020
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