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

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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.

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