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192. Burger Barn Company issued $150,000 face value bonds at a premium of $6,000. The bonds contain a call provision
of 102. Burger Barn decides to redeem the bonds due to a significant decline in interest rates. On that date, Burger Barn
1. Calculate the gain or loss on early redemption of the bonds.
2. Determine the impact on the accounting equation of the journal entry recorded at the time of bond redemption.
3. Where should the gain or loss should be presented on the financial statements?
4. Why is the call price normally higher than 100?
2.
Bond redemption
3. The gain or loss on bond redemption should be presented on the income statement. In most cases, the gain or loss on
bond redemption should not be considered unusual or infrequent and therefore should not be presented in the section of
4. Bonds are redeemed early only if it is advantageous to the issuing firm. However, early redemption is usually not
favorable to the investor because it normally means the investor can no longer benefit from a favorable interest rate. To