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Chapter 14: Q10BE (page 754)

Coldwell, Inc. issued a \(100,000. 4-years, 10% note at face value to Flint Hills Bank on January 1, 2017, and received \)100,000 cash. The note requires annual interest payments each December 31. Prepare Coldwell’s journal entries to record (a) the issuance of the note and (b) the December 31 interest payment.

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The total for both debit and creditsides is $110,000.

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Meaning of the Journal Entry

The journal entry is the act ofkeeping a record of any transactions and events, either economic or non-economic. Therecording of journal entry includes Serial number or transaction number, Date, Accounts titles and explanations, debit and credit, and narrations.

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Journal Entries

Journal Entries

Date

Accounts Titles and explanations

Debit

Credit

Jan 1, 2017

Cash

$100,000

Notes payable

$100,000

Dec31,2017

Interest Expenses

$10,000

Cash

$10,000

Working notes:

Notes payable = $100,000 (Given)

Interest expense = ($ 100,000 × 10%) = $ 10,000

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