Chapter 09 – Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities
86. Straight Industries purchased a large piece of equipment from Curvy Company on January
1, 2010. Straight Industries signed a note, agreeing to pay Curvy Company $400,000 for the
equipment on December 31, 2012. The market rate of interest for similar notes was 8%. The
present value of $400,000 discounted at 8% for three years was $317,520. On January 1,
2010, Straight Industries recorded the purchase with a debit to equipment for $317,520 and a
credit to notes payable for $317,520. On December 31, 2010, Straight recorded an adjusting
entry to account for interest that had accrued on the note. Assuming no adjusting entries have
been made during the year, how much interest expense would have accrued at December 31,
2010?