29) Discount on bonds payable is subtracted from ________.
A) the face value of the bond
B) the payment of the bond
C) income
D) the premium
30) On SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, Ace Electronics issued $100,000 of 10-year, 8% bonds at 100.
The bonds pay interest SEMIANNUALLY on September 30 and March 31. How much cash did
Ace Electronics receive when the bonds were issued?
A) $1,000,000
B) $92,000
C) $108,000
D) $100,000
31) On SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, Ace Electronics issued $100,000 of 10-year, 8% bonds at 100.
The bonds pay interest SEMIANNUALLY on September 30 and March 31. These bonds sold at
100, which is ________.
A) par
B) a premium, because the market rate of interest is higher than 8%
C) a premium, because the market rate of interest is lower than 8%
D) a discount, because the market rate of interest is higher than 8%
32) On SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, Ace Electronics issued $100,000 of 10-year, 8% bonds at 100.
The bonds pay interest SEMIANNUALLY on September 30 and March 31. On its income
statement for the year ended DECEMBER 31, 2011, the year the bonds were issued, Ace
Electronics will show Interest expense of ________.
A) $8,000
B) $4,000
C) $2,000
D) This is a trick question. Interest expense appears on the balance sheet, not on the income
statement.
33) On SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, Ace Electronics issued $100,000 of 10-year, 8% bonds at 100.