On January 1, 2016, Mission Company agreed to buy some equipment from Anna Company.
Mission Company signed a non-interest-bearing note, agreeing to pay Anna Company the
entire $500,000 for the equipment on December 31, 2018. The market rate of interest for this
note was 10%.
Required:
(Round all answers to whole dollar amounts.)
A. Prepare the journal entry Mission Company would record on January 1, 2016 related to this
purchase.
B. Prepare the December 31, 2016, adjusting entry to record interest expense related to the
note for the first year. Assume that no adjusting entries have been made during the year.
C. Prepare the December 31, 2017, adjusting entry to record interest expense related to the
note for the second year. Assume that no adjusting entries have been made during the year.
D. Prepare the entry Mission Company would record on December 31, 2018, the due date of
the note to record interest expense for the third year and payment of the note. Assume that
no adjusting entries have been made during the year. Round the interest expense to an
amount that will increase notes payable to the correct final payoff amount.