On January 1, the first day of its fiscal year, Pretender Company issued $18,500,000 of five-year, 10% bonds to finance its operations of producing and selling home improvement products. Interest is payable semiannually. The bonds were issued at a market (effective) interest rate of 12%, resulting in Pretender Company receiving cash of $17,138,298.
Required:
A. | Journalize the entries to
record the following (refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact
wording of account titles):
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B. | Determine the amount of the bond interest expense for the first year. | ||||||
C. | Explain why the company was able to issue the bonds for only $17,138,298 rather than for the face amount of $18,500,000. |
ASSETS | |
110 | Cash |
111 | Petty Cash |
121 | Accounts Receivable |
122 | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
126 | Interest Receivable |
127 | Notes Receivable |
131 | Merchandise Inventory |
141 | Office Supplies |
142 | Store Supplies |
151 | Prepaid Insurance |
191 | Land |
192 | Store Equipment |
193 | Accumulated Depreciation-Store Equipment |
194 | Office Equipment |
195 | Accumulated Depreciation-Office Equipment |
LIABILITIES | |
210 | Accounts Payable |
221 | Salaries Payable |
231 | Sales Tax Payable |
232 | Interest Payable |
241 | Notes Payable |
251 | Bonds Payable |
252 | Discount on Bonds Payable |
253 | Premium on Bonds Payable |
EQUITY | |
311 | Common Stock |
312 | Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Common Stock |
315 | Treasury Stock |
321 | Preferred Stock |
322 | Paid-In Capital in Excess of Par-Preferred Stock |
331 | Paid-In Capital from Sale of Treasury Stock |
340 | Retained Earnings |
351 | Cash Dividends |
352 | Stock Dividends |
390 | Income Summary |
REVENUE | |
410 | Sales |
610 | Interest Revenue |
611 | Gain on Redemption of Bonds |
EXPENSES | |
510 | Cost of Merchandise Sold |
515 | Credit Card Expense |
516 | Cash Short and Over |
521 | Sales Salaries Expense |
522 | Office Salaries Expense |
531 | Advertising Expense |
532 | Delivery Expense |
533 | Repairs Expense |
534 | Selling Expenses |
535 | Rent Expense |
536 | Insurance Expense |
537 | Office Supplies Expense |
538 | Store Supplies Expense |
541 | Bad Debt Expense |
561 | Depreciation Expense-Store Equipment |
562 | Depreciation Expense-Office Equipment |
590 | Miscellaneous Expense |
710 | Interest Expense |
711 | Loss on Redemption of Bonds |
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B. Determine the amount of the bond interest expense for the first year.
C. Explain why the company was able to issue the bonds for only $17,138,298 rather than for the face amount of $18,500,000.
The bonds sell for less than their face amount because the market rate of interest is the contract rate of interest. Investors willing to pay the full face amount for bonds that pay a lower contract rate of interest than the rate they could earn on similar bonds (market rate).
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