On January 1, 2017, Trinity Company loaned $901,560 to Litton Industries in exchange for a 3 year, zero-interest-bearing note with a face amount, $1,200,000. The prevailing rate of interest for a loan of this type is 10%. The adjusting journal entry made by Litton at December 31, 2017 with regard to the note will include
a debit to Interest Expense for $120,000. |
a debit to Interest Expense for $29,850. |
a credit to Discount on Notes Payable for $90,156. |
a credit to Interest Payable for $60,000. |
The correct answer is
A) Credit to discount on note payable for $ 90156
Calculation
Firstly we have to calculate the amount of interest expense and discount amortization
= carrying value * interest rate
= 901560*10%
= $ 90156
The correct journal entry to be passed
Particular Debit Credit
Interest expense $ 90156
Discount on note payable $ 90156
From the above journal entry we can conclude that correct answer is
A) Credit to discount on note payable for $ 90156
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