**PLEASE HELP** On January 1 of year 1, Arthur and Aretha Franklin purchased a h
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**PLEASE HELP**On January 1 of year 1, Arthur and Aretha Franklin purchased a home for $1.40 million by paying $230,000 down and borrowing the remaining $1.170 million with a 15 percent loan secured by the home. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
C. Assume the same facts as in (b), except that the Franklins borrow $82,500 secured by their home.
c-2. If they use the loan proceeds to substantially improve the home, what amount of interest expense may the Franklins deduct in year 3 on this loan?
Deductible interest expense $
Explanation / Answer
c-2: answer is same as c-1
$12,375 ($82,500 × 15%)
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