Exercise 10-14B (30 minutes)
1. Premium = Issue price – Par value = $409,850 – $400,000 = $9,850
2. Total bond interest expense over the life of the bonds
Amount repaid
Six payments of $26,000*…………….……. $ 156,000
Par value at maturity………………….……… 400,000
Total repaid……….…………………….…..…… 556,000
Total bond interest expense……............... $ 146,150
3. Effective interest amortization table
Semiannual
Interest
Period-End
(A)
Cash Interest
Paid
[6.5% x $400,000]
(B)
Bond Interest
Expense
[6% x Prior (E)]
(C)
Premium
Amortization
[(A) – (B)]
(D)
Unamortized
Premium
[Prior (D) – (C)]
(E)
Carrying
Value
[400,000 + (D)]
1/01/2015 $9,850 $409,850
6/30/2015 $ 26,000 $ 24,591 $1,409 8,441 408,441
12/31/2015 26,000 24,506 1,494 6,947 406,947
12/31/2017 26,000 24,093 * 1,907 0 400,000
$156,000 $146,150 $9,850
*Adjusted for rounding.