Travis County Bank agrees to lend Backyard Corporation $200,000
on January 1. Backyard signs a $200,000, 4%, 9-month note. Interest
is due at maturity on September 30.
A company pays $18,000 in interest on notes, consisting of $12,000
interest that accrued during the last accounting period and $6,000
of interest accumulated during this accounting period but not
previously accrued on the books. The journal entry for the interest
payment should:
Multiple Choice
a. debit Interest Expense for $18,000 and credit Cash for $18,000.
b. debit Cash for $18,000 and credit Interest Payable for $18,000.
c. debit Interest Expense for $6,000, debit Interest Payable $12,000 and credit Cash for $18,000.
d. debit Interest Payable for $12,000, debit Accrued Interest $6,000 and credit Cash for $18,000.
When interest is accrued but not paid journal entry is:
Interest expense | $12,000 | ||
Interest payable | $12,000 | ||
Last year this entry would have been passed
This year interest expense is $6,000 so it will be debited to interest expense
and $12,000 of interest payable (last year's) will be recorded by debiting interest payable.
cash paid will be credited as the cash has been reduced.
Journal entry this year would be:
Interest expense | $6,000 | |||
Interest payable | $12,000 | |||
cash | $18,000 |
Answer C
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