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Accounting for debt investments

Advance & Co. owns vast amounts of corporate bonds. Suppose Advance buys $1,100,000 of FermaCo bonds at face value on January 2, 2018. The FermaCo bonds pay interest at the annual rate of 3% on June 30 and December 31 and mature on December 31, 2037. Advance intends to hold the investment until maturity.

Requirements

How much cash interest will Advance receive each year from FermaCo?

Short Answer

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A business entity will receive$33,000 cash interest each year

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Definition of Face Value

Face value can be defined as the value of any security as stated by the security issuer. It is not mandatory that securities must be issued at this value only

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Calculation of Cash Interest Received Each Year

Interestrevenue=Facevalue×interestrate=$1,100,000×3%=$33,000

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Aug. 22 Received a cash dividend of \)0.28 per share on the Velcon stock.

Dec. 31 Adjusted the Velcon investment to its current market value of $58.

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Question: S10-5 Accounting for debt investments

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Question: P10-25 Accounting for debt and equity investments

This problem continues the Canyon Canoe Company situation from Chapter 9. Amber and Zack Wilson are pleased with the growth of their business and have decided to invest its temporary excess cash in a brokerage account. The company had the following securities transactions in 2019.

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7 Purchased 35% of the stock of Bison Backpacks consisting of 43,750 shares of stock (out of a total of 125,000 shares) for \)5 per share. Canyon Canoe does have significant influence over Bison.

10 Purchased a bond from Camelot Canoes with a face value of \(80,000. Canyon Canoe intends to hold the bond to maturity. The bond pays interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31.

Sep. 30 Received dividends of \)0.15 per share from Adobe.

Nov. 1 Received dividends of \(0.30 per share from Bison.

Dec. 31 Received an interest payment of \)3,200 from Camelot Canoes.

31 Bison Backpacks reported net income of \(30,000 for the year.

31 Adjusted the Adobe stock for a market value of \)2.98 per share.

Requirements

1. Journalize the transactions including any entries, if required, at December 31, 2019.

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Requirements

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