Question

Weyman Z. Wannamaker is the chief financial officer of Cogburn Company. He prides himself on being able to manage the company’s cash resources to minimize the interest expense. Consequently, on the second business day of each month, Weyman pays down or draws cash on Cogburn’s revolving line of credit at First National Bank in accordance with his cash requirements forecast. You are the auditor. You find the information on this line of credit in the following table. You inquired at First National Bank and learned that Cogburn Company’s loan agreement specifies payment on the first day of each month for the interest due on the previous month’s outstanding balance at the rate of “prime plus 1.5 percent.” The bank gave you a report that showed the prime rate of interest was 8.5 percent for the first six months of the year and 8.0 percent for the last six months. Cogburn Company Notes Payable Balances Date Balance

Jan 1 $ 150,000

Feb 1 200,000

Mar 1 200,000

Apr 1 225,000

May 1 285,000

Jun 1 375,000

Jul 1 375,000

Aug 1 430,000

Sep 1 290,000

Oct 1 210,000

Nov 1 172,000

Dec 1 95,000

Required: Determine an audit estimate of the amount of interest expense you expect to find as the balance of the interest expense account related to these notes payable. (Do not round intermediate computations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

(2,243 is not a correct answer for this question)

Answer 1

The given solution is also correct. It is just matter of rounding difference. An audit estimate of the amount of interest expense related to these notes payable is as shown below Date Notes Payable Balance Prime Rate Prime plus 1.5% Jan-01 $150,000 8.5% 10.0% Feb-01 $200,000 8.5% 10.0% Mar-01 $200,000 8.5% 10.0% Apr-01 $225,000 8.5% 10.0% May-01 $285,000 8.5% 10.0% Jun-01 $375,000 8.5% 10.0% Jul-01 $375,000 8% 9.5% Aug-01 $430,000 8% 9.5% Sep-01 $290,000 8% 9.5% Oct-01 $210,000 8% 9.5% Nov-01 $172,000 8% 9.5% Dec-01 $95,000 8% 9.5% Total $3,007,000 117.0% Weighted average for $250,583.33 ($3,007,000/12) 9.75% (117%/12) Amount of interest expense = Weighted average balance of notes payable * weighted average interest rate Amount of interest expense = $250,583 * 9.75% = $24,432 the year