Franklin Company borrowed $144,000 from a bank on March 1, 2021 and agreed to pay it back in eleven months at an interest rate of 19% per year. Calculate the amount of interest expense related to this loan reported in Franklin Company's 2022 income statement.

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Answer:

$25,080

Explanation:

Given:

Loan amount = $1,44,000

Starting Date 1 march 2021

Duration = 11 month

Interest Rate = 19%

Amount of interest =?

[tex]Amount of interest for a year = PRT/100\\\\Amount of interest for a year = 144,000\times19\times1/100\\Amount of interest for a year= 27,360[/tex]

Amount of interest for eleven month = Amount of interest *11/12

Amount of interest = $27,360*11/12

Amount of interest = $25,080