13. Merchant Company issued 10-year bonds on January 1. The 7% bonds have a face value of $741,000 and pay interest every January 1 and July 1. The bonds were sold for $615,853 based on the market interest rate of 8%. Merchant uses the effective interest method to amortize bond discounts and premiums. On July 1 of the first year, Merchant should record interest expense (round to the nearest dollar) of
a. $21,555
b. $29,640
c. $24,634
d. $25,935
The merchant should record interest expense on july 1 of first year as : | |||||||||||||||||||||
$615853*8%*6/12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
24634.12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
24634 (Rounded of to nearest dollar) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Since merchant uses effective interest method to amortise bond discounts & premiums we have to take $615853 current bond value along with effective interest rate for calculating interest expense. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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