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General Journal Options: Notes payable Accounts receivable Interest expense Bond

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Question

General Journal Options:

Notes payable

Accounts receivable

Interest expense

Bonds payable

Accounts payable

Cash

Notes receivable

Interest payable

Pizza Pier issues 7%, 8-year bonds with a face amount of $70,000 on January 1, 2015. The market interest rate for bonds of similar risk and maturity is also 7%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Record the bond issue. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.) Record the first interest payment on June 30, 2015. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Explanation / Answer

1. If the market yield is equal to coupon rate of bond this means bond is issued at par. Hence the issue price of bond would be $70000

The journal entry would be:

Jan 1 2015: Cash A/c Dr $70000

To Bond Payable $70000

(Being bond issued for cash at par)

2. Interest to be paid on 31 Jun = $70000 * 7% * 1/2 = $2450

Jun 30 2015:

Interest expense Dr $2450

To Cash $2450

(Being half yearly interest paid)