Chapter 14 – Long-Term Liabilities
Exercise 14-15 (40 minutes)
1. Straight-line amortization table (($100,000-$95,948)/8 = $506.5)
Semiannual
Period-End
Unamortized
Discount †
Carrying
Value
6/01/2015….….……....... $4,052 $95,948
11/30/2015….…………..... 3,546 96,454
5/31/2016….….……....... 3,040 96,960
11/30/2018….…………..... 506*99,494
5/31/2019….….……....... 0 100,000
* Adjusted for rounding difference.
† Supporting computations
Eight payments of $3,500**…...…………… $ 28,000
Par value at maturity………………………..… 100,000
Semiannual straight-line interest expense = $32,052 / 8 = $4,006 (rounded)
Semiannual bond discount amortization = $4,052 / 8 = $506 (rounded)
Exercise 14-15 (Concluded)
2.
2015
Nov. 30 Bond Interest Expense……………………………….………….4,006
Discount on Bonds Payable……………………….….…. 506
Cash………………………………………………………………… 3,500
To record 6 months’ interest and discount amortization.
Dec. 31 Bond Interest Expense……………………………….…………. 668
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