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Chapter 12: Q34PGA_2 (page 664)

Analyzing and journalizing bond transactions

On January 1, 2018, Nurses Credit Union (NCU) issued 8%, 20-year bonds payablewith face value of $600,000. The bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31.

Requirements

1. If the market interest rate is 7% when NCU issues its bonds, will the bonds bepriced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain.

2. If the market interest rate is 9% when NCU issues its bonds, will the bonds bepriced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain.

3. The issue price of the bonds is 92. Journalize the following bond transactions:

a. Issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2018.

b. Payment of interest and amortization on June 30, 2018.

c. Payment of interest and amortization on December 31, 2018.

d. Retirement of the bond at maturity on December 31, 2037, assuming the lastinterest payment has already beenrecorded.

Short Answer

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The bonds are priced at a discount.

Step by step solution

01

 Definition of the bonds

A bond is a legal obligation which company need to pay within the agreed time. It is recorded as the long term liability.

02

The bonds will be priced at

If the market interest rate is 9%, then the bonds are priced at a discount because the market interest rate is greater than the state interest rate. Hence the bonds are priced at a discount.

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Accounting for long-term notes payable transactions

Consider the following note payable transactions of Caleb Video Productions.

2018

Oct. 1 Purchased equipment costing \(80,000 by issuing a five-year, 8% note

payable. The note requires annual principal payments of \)16,000 plus

interest each October 1.

Dec. 31 Accrued interest on the note payable.

2019

Oct. 1 Paid the first installment on the note.

Dec. 31 Accrued interest on the note payable.

Requirements

1. Journalize the transactions for the company.

2. Considering the given transactions only, what are Caleb Video Productions鈥� total

liabilities on December 31, 2019?

Reporting liabilities

At December 31, MediStat Precision Instruments owes \(52,000 on Accounts

Payable, Salaries Payable of \)12,000, and Income Tax Payable of \(10,000. MediStat

also has \)300,000 of Bonds Payable that were issued at face value that require

payment of a \(35,000 installment next year and the remainder in later years. The

bonds payable require an annual interest payment of \)4,000, and MediStat still

owes this interest for the current year. Report MediStat鈥檚 liabilities on its classified

balance sheet on December 31, 2018.

What is the carrying amount of a bond?

Reporting liabilities on the balance sheet and computing debt toequity ratio.The accounting records of Pack Leader Wireless include the following as ofDecember 31, 2018:

Accounts Payable \( 77,000 Salaries Payable \) 7,500

Mortgages Payable (long-term) 73,000 Bonds Payable (current portion) 25,000

Interest Payable 18,000 Premium on Bonds Payable 10,000

Bonds Payable (long-term) 63,000 Unearned Revenue (short-term) 2,700

Total Stockholders鈥� Equity 140,000

Requirements

1. Report these liabilities on the Pack Leader Wireless balance sheet, includingheadings and totals for current liabilities and long-term liabilities.

2. Compute Pack Leader Wireless鈥檚 debt to equity ratio at December 31, 2018.

Determine whether the following bonds payable will be issued at face value, at a premium, or at a discount:

3. A 10% bonds payable is issued when the market interest rate is 8%.

4. A 10% bonds payable is issued when the market interest rate is 10%.

5. A 10% bonds payable is issued when the market interest rate is 12%.
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