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B. Serial Bonds On January 1, 2009, Rice issued $300,000 of serial bonds. The st

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B. Serial Bonds On January 1, 2009, Rice issued $300,000 of serial bonds. The stated, nominal interest rate is 6% annual. Interest is paid each December 31. The bonds mature in $100,000 amounts beginning December 31, 2009. The legal schedule of payments is as follows: Date Interest Principal Balance Jan. 1, 2009 300,000 Dec. 31, 2009 18,000 100,000 200,000 Dec. 31, 2010 12,000 100,000 100,000 Dec. 31, 2011 6,000 100,000 0 1. The bonds sold to yield an effective interest rate of 6.25% annual. Calculate the sales price of the bond issue. 2. Prepare an amortization table for 2009 Date Cash Payment Effective Interest Principal Balance Jan. 1, 2009 Dec. 31, 2009 3. Record the entry to be made on December 31, 2009 to make the required annual payment

Explanation / Answer

SOLUTION :

DATE

INTEREST

PRINCIPAL

BALANCE

JAN 1.2009

0

0

300000

DEC 31 2009

18000

100000

200000

DEC 31 2010

12000

100000

100000

DEC 31 2011

6000

100000

0

1.Calculation of Sale Price of bond

Year

Interest & Principal Payment

Discount factor @6.25%

Present Value

                                                                              1

          118,000.00

                       0.94

    111,058.82

                                                                              2

          112,000.00

                       0.89

      99,211.07

                                                                              3

          106,000.00

                       0.83

      88,372.89

SALES PRICE

    298,642.78

2.Amortisation Schedule

DATE

CASH PAYMENT

EFFECTIVE INT*

PRINCIPAL

BALANCE

JAN 1 2009

0

0

300000

DEC 31 2009

118000

18665.17

100000

200000

SALE PRICE * EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE

298642.8*0.0625

3.Journal entry

INTEREST

18665.17

BONDS

100000

     DISCOUNT ON BONDS PAYABLE

(18665.17-18000)

                 665.17

     CASH

118000

DATE

INTEREST

PRINCIPAL

BALANCE

JAN 1.2009

0

0

300000

DEC 31 2009

18000

100000

200000

DEC 31 2010

12000

100000

100000

DEC 31 2011

6000

100000

0