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Chapter 14: Q10Q (page 753)
Question: Will the amortization of Discount on Bonds Payable increase or decrease Bond Interest Expense? Explain.
Answer
The amortization of discount on bonds payable will increase bond interest expense for the period such that interest expense surpasses the interest payment to bondholders
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Celine Dion company issued $600,000 of 10%, 20- year bonds on January 1, 2017, at 102. Interest is payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1. Dion company uses the straight-line method of amortization for bond premium or discount.
Instructions:
Prepare the journal entries to record the following.
On January 1, 2017, JWS Corporation issued \(600,000 of 7% bonds, due in 10 years. The bonds were issued for \)559,224, and pay interest each July 1 and January 1. JWS uses the effective-interest method. Prepare the company鈥檚 journal entries for (a) the January 1 issuance, (b) the July 1 interest payment, and (c) the December 31 adjusting entry. Assume an effective-interest rate of 8%
(Equity Securities Entries) On December 21, 2017, Bucky Katt Company provided you with the following information
regarding its equity investments.
December 31, 2017
Investments Cost Fair Value Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Clemson Corp. stock \(20,000 \)19,000 \((1,000)
Colorado Co. stock 10,000 9,000 (1,000)
Buffaloes Co. stock 20,000 20,600 600
Total of portfolio \)50,000 \(48,600 (1,400)
Previous fair value adjustment balance 鈥�0鈥�
Fair value adjustment鈥擟r. \)(1,400)
During 2018, Colorado Co. stock was sold for \(9,400. The fair value of the stock on December 31, 2018, was Clemson Corp.
stock鈥擻)19,100; Buffaloes Co. stock鈥�$20,500. None of the equity investments result in significant influence.
Instructions
(a) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2017.
(b) Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of the Colorado Co. stock during 2018.
(c) Prepare the adjusting journal entry needed on December 31, 2018.
Good-Deal Inc. developed a new sales gimmick to help sell its inventory of new automobiles. Because many new car buyers need financing, Good-Deal offered a low down payment and low car payments for the first year after purchase. It believes that this promotion will bring in some new buyers.
On January 1, 2017, a customer purchased a new \(33,000 automobile, making a down payment of \)1,000. The customer signed a note indicating that the annual rate of interest would be 8% and that quarterly payments would be made over 3 years. For the first year, Good-Deal required a $400 quarterly payment to be made on April 1, July 1, October 1, and January 1, 2018. After this one-year period, the customer was required to make regular quarterly payments that would pay off the loan as of January 1, 2020.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a note amortization schedule for the first year.
(b) Indicate the amount the customer owes on the contract at the end of the first year.
(c) Compute the amount of the new quarterly payments.
(d) Prepare a note amortization schedule for these new payments for the next 2 years.
(e) What do you think of the new sales promotion used by Good-Deal?
Question: What are the general rules for measuring and recognizing gain or loss by both the debtor and the creditor in a troubled-debt restructuring involving a modification of terms?
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