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On July 1, 2014, Sugarland Company issued $2,000,000 face value of 10%, 10-year

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Question

On July 1, 2014, Sugarland Company issued $2,000,000 face value of 10%, 10-year bonds at $1,770,602, a yield of 12%. Sugarland uses the effectiveinterest method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds pay semiannual interest on June 30 and December 31.

Instructions

(a) Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions. (1) The issuance of the bonds on July 1, 2014. (2) The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31, 2014. (3) The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on June 30, 2015. (4) The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31, 2015. (b) Show the proper balance sheet presentation for the liability for bonds payable on the December 31, 2015, balance sheet. (c) Provide the answers to the following questions. (1) What amount of interest expense is reported for 2015? (2) Will the bond interest expense reported in 2015 be the same as, greater than, or less than the amount that would be reported if the straight-line method of amortization were used? (3) Determine the total cost of borrowing over the life of the bond. (4) Will the total bond interest expense for the life of the bond be greater than, the same as, or less than the total interest expense if the straight-line method of amortization were used?

Explanation / Answer

(1)

Journal entries to record the following entries are as follows:

(b)

Bond Payable of $2,000,000 is shown in the balance sheet as under:

(c)

(1)

Interest expense reported for 2015 is $ 213,617

(2)

Interest expense is less than that reported by SLM.

(3)

Total cost of borrowing is calculated as under:

General Journal Year Particulars L.F Debit ($) Credit ($) 2014 Jul-01 Cash 1,770,602 Unamortized Bond Discount 229,398           Bonds Payable 2,000,000 (For Sold $ 2,000,000 of discount, 10-year bonds) Dec-31 Bond Interest Expense $106,236           Unamortized Bond Discount 6,236.12            Cash 100,000 (For paid semi-annual interest on 10% bonds for 6 months and amortization of discount for half year) 2015 Jun-30 Bond Interest Expense $106,610           Unamortized Bond Discount 6,610            Cash 100,000 (For paid semi-annual interest on 10% bonds for 6 months and amortization of discount for half year) 2015 Dec-31 Bond Interest Expense 107006.9           Unamortized Bond Discount 7,007            Cash 100,000 (For paid semi-annual interest on 10% bonds for 6 months and amortization of discount for half year)
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