Whispering Company is constructing a building. Construction began on February 1 and was completed on December 31. Expenditures were $2,028,000 on March 1, $1,308,000 on June 1, and $3,091,450 on December 31. Whispering Company borrowed $1,082,890 on March 1 on a 5-year, 13% note to help finance construction of the building. In addition, the company had outstanding all year a 10%, 5-year, $2,243,100 note payable and an 11%, 4-year, $3,364,500 note payable. Compute the weighted-average interest rate used for interest capitalization purposes. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e. g. 7.58%.)

Reynolds corp. factors $400,000 of accounts receivable with mateer finance corporation on a without recourse basis on july 1, 2015. the receivables records are transferred to mateer finance, which will receive the collections. mateer finance assesses a finance charge of 1 ½ percent of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. the transaction is to be recorded as a sale. required: a. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for reynolds corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse. b. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for mateer finance corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse— think through this. c. explain the difference between sale of receivables with recourse as oppose to without recourse.