Bonita Co. is building a new hockey arena at a cost of $2,620,000. It received a downpayment of $450,000 from local businesses to support the project, and now needs to borrow $2,170,000 to complete the project. It therefore decides to issue $2,170,000 of 11%, 10-year bonds. These bonds were issued on January 1, 2016, and pay interest annually on each January 1. The bonds yield 10%.
Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2016.
Date | Account Titles | Debit | Credit |
January 1 | Cash | 2303331 | |
Bonds payable | 2170000 | ||
Premium on Bonds payable | 133331 |
Workings: | |||
Amount | PV factor 10% | Present value | |
Semi-annual interest | 238700 | 6.14457 | 1466709 |
Principal | 2170000 | 0.38554 | 836622 |
Total | 2303331 | ||
Semi-annual interest | 238700 | =2170000*11% | |
PV factor 10% | |||
Semi-annual interest | 6.14457 | =(1-(1.10)^-10)/0.10 | |
Principal | 0.38554 | =1/1.10^10 |
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