On January 1, 2016, Dreamworld Co. began construction of a new warehouse. The building was finished and ready for use on September 30, 2017. Expenditures on the project were as follows: January 1, 2016 $300,000 September 1, 2016 $450,000 December 31, 2016 $450,000 March 31, 2017 $450,000 September 30, 2017 $300,000 Dreamworld had $5,000,000 in 12% bonds outstanding through both years. Dreamworld's average accumulated expenditures for 2016 was:

Average accumulated expenditure can be determined by calculating the weighted average expenditure of each bond based on the numbers of month each bond is outstanding.

2016

As per given data

January 1, 2016 $300,000

September 1, 2016 $450,000

December 31, 2016 $450,000

Expenditures

As the bonds have different outstanding periods in the year, so we have to calculate the weighted average expenditure based on the numbers of months each bond outstanding within 2016.

January 1, 2016 $300,000 x 12/12 x 12% = $36,000

September 1, 2016 $450,000 x 4/12 x 12% = $18,000

December 31, 2016 $450,000 x 0/12 x 12% = $0

Total Expenditure $54,000