Question

Blossom Inc. has $3 million of 6% convertible bonds outstanding. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 30 no par value common shares. The bonds pay interest on January 31 and July 31. On July 31, 2017, the holders of $780,000 of these bonds exercised the conversion privilege. On that date, the market price of the bonds was 107, the market price of the common shares was $40, the carrying value of the common shares was $20, and the Contributed Surplus - Conversion Rights account balance was $494,000. The total unamortized bond premium at the date of conversion was $231,000. The remaining bonds were never converted and were retired when they reached the maturity date. Assume that the company follows IFRS.

Assuming that the book value method was used, record the conversion of the $780,000 of bonds on July 31, 2017.

Prepare the journal entry that would be required for the remaining amount in Contributed Surplus—Conversion Rights when the maturity of the remaining bonds is recorded.

Answer 1

Total value of bond     3,000,000

                Unamortised premium         231,000

               Value of bond concverted to stock 780,000

              Propotionate amount to ba amortised: 231,000 *780,000/3,000,000    = 60060

Ans.    Credit 60060 to prmium on bond payable