Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Exercise 10-18 Lorance Corporation issued $832,000, 9%, 10-year bonds on January

ID: 2527569 • Letter: E

Question

Exercise 10-18

Lorance Corporation issued $832,000, 9%, 10-year bonds on January 1, 2015, for $780,157. This price resulted in an effective-interest rate of 10% on the bonds. Interest is payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1. Lorance uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount.

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Jan. 1

SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

July 1

SHOW LIST OF ACCOUNTS

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec. 31

Exercise 10-18

Lorance Corporation issued $832,000, 9%, 10-year bonds on January 1, 2015, for $780,157. This price resulted in an effective-interest rate of 10% on the bonds. Interest is payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1. Lorance uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount.

Explanation / Answer

Journal entry :

Date accounts & explanation debit credit Jan 1 Cash 780157 Discount on bonds payable 51843 Bonds payable 832000 (To record issue bonds payable) July 1 Interest expense (780157*10%*6/12) 39008 Discount on bonds payable 1568 Cash (832000*9%*6/12) 37440 (To record interest) Dec 31 Interest expense (780157+1568)*5% 39086 Discount on bonds payable 1646 Interest payable 37440 (To record accured interest)