Use the Following Information for Questions

question 59

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for questions.
On March 1, 2010, Newton Company purchased land for an office site by paying $540,000 cash.Newton began construction on the office building on March 1.The following expenditures were incurred for construction:
The office was completed and ready for occupancy on July 1.To help pay for construction, $720,000 was borrowed on March 1, 2010 on a 9%, 3-year note payable.Other than the construction note, the only debt outstanding during 2010 was a $300,000, 12%, 6-year note payable dated January 1, 2010.
-The weighted-average accumulated expenditures on the construction project during 2010 were

• A)$384,000.
• B)$2,934,000.
• C)$312,000.
• D)$696,000.

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