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Chapter 14: Q14-2BE (page 756)

BE14-2 (L01) The Colson Company issued $300,000 of 10% bonds on January 1, 2017. The bonds are due January 1, 2022, with interest payable each July 1 and January 1. The bonds are issued at face value. Prepare Colson’s journal entries for (a) the January issuance, (b) the July 1 interest payment, and (c) the December 31 adjusting entry.

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The Interest expense on July 1, 2017, is $15,000

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01

Meaning of Bond

A financial instrument issued by a firm to borrow funds from the public is a bond. It is shown as a liability in the balance sheet of the issuer. Classifying bonds into the balance sheet as short-term or long-term depends on the maturity period.

02

Journal Entries

Date

Accounts and Explanation

Debit $

Credit $

January 1, 2017

Cash

$300,000

Bonds Payable

$300,000

July 1, 2017

Interest expenses

$15,000

Cash ($300,000 x 10% x 1/2)

$15,000

December 31, 2017

Interest expenses

$15,000

Interest Payable ($300,000 x 10% x 6/12)

$15,000

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Most popular questions from this chapter

On December 31, 2017, Hyasaki Corporation has the following account balance:

Bonds payable, due January 1, 2026 \(2,000,000

Discount on bonds payable \) 88,000

Interest payable $ 80,000

Show how the above accounts should be presented on the December 31, 2017, balance sheet, including the proper classifications.

What are some forms of off-balance-sheet financing?

On January 1, 2017, Nichols Company issued for \(1,085,800 its 20-year, 11% bonds that have a maturity value of \)1,000,000 and pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1. The following are three presentations of the long-term liability section of the balance sheet that might be used for these bonds at the issue date.

1

Bonds payable (maturing January 1, 2037)

\(1,000,000

Unamortized premium on bonds payable

85,800

Total bond liability

\)1,085,800

2

Bonds payable—principal (face value \(1,000,000 maturing January 1, 2037)

\) 142,050a

Bonds payable—interest (semiannual payment \(55,000)

943,750b

Total bond liability

\)1,085,800

3

Bonds payable—principal (maturing January 1, 2037)

\(1,000,000

Bonds payable—interest (\)55,000 per period for 40 periods)

2,200,000

Total bond liability

\(3,200,000

aThe present value of \)1,000,000 due at the end of 40 (6-month) periods at the yield rate of 5% per period

bThe present value of \(55,000 per period for 40 (6-month) periods at the yield rate of 5% per period.

Instructions

(a) Discuss the conceptual merit(s) of each of the date-of-issue balance sheet presentations shown above for these bonds.

(b) Explain why investors would pay \)1,085,800 for bonds that have a maturity value of only $1,000,000.

(c)Assuming that a discount rate is needed to compute the carrying value of the obligations arising from a bond issue at any date during the life of the bonds, discuss the conceptual merit(s) of using for this purpose: (1) The coupon or nominal rate. (2) The effective or yield rate at date of issue.

(d)If the obligations arising from these bonds are to be carried at their present value computed by means of the current market rate of interest, how would the bond valuation at dates subsequent to the date of the issue be affected by an increase or a decrease in the market rate of interest?

Using the same information as in E14-22, answer the following questions related to American Bank (creditor).

Instructions

  1. What interest rate should American Bank use to calculate the loss on the debt restructuring?
  2. Compute the loss that American Bank will suffer from the debt restructuring. Prepare the journal entry to record the loss.
  3. Prepare the interest receipt schedule for American Bank after the debt restructuring.
  4. Prepare the interest receipt entry for American Bank on December 31, 2019.
  5. What entry should American Bank make on January 1, 2021?

Samson Corporation issued a 4-year, \(75,000, zero-interest-bearing note to Brown Company on January 1, 2017, and received cash of \)47,664. The implicit interest rate is 12%. Prepare Samson’s journal entries for (a) the January 1 issuance and (b) the December 31 recognition of interest.
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