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223) On January 1, 2021, Florida Investments purchases a condo for $400,000. The company
pays cash of $80,000 and issues a 6%, 30-year note payable for the remaining $320,000.
Installment payments of $1,918.56 are due at the end of each month, with the first payment due
on January 31, 2021.
Required:
1. Record issuance of the mortgage installment note on January 1, 2021.
2. Fill in the blanks for the first three rows of the amortization schedule blow:
3. Record the first monthly mortgage payment on January 31, 2021. How much of the first
payment goes to interest expense and how much goes to reducing the carrying value of the loan?
4. Total payments over the 30 years are $690,682 ($1,918.56 × 360 monthly payments). How
much of this is interest expense and how much is actual payment of the loan?