Problem 14-9BB (45 minutes)
Part 1
Ten payments of $14,400…………………….. $144,000
Par value at maturity…………………………… 320 ,000
or:
Ten payments of $14,400…………………….. $144,000
Part 2
Semiannual
Interest
Period-End
(A)
Cash Interest
Paid
[4.5% x $320,000]
(B)
Bond Interest
Expense
[4% x Prior (E)]
(C)
Premium
Amortization
[(A) – (B)]
(D)
Unamortized
Premium
[Prior (D) – (C)]
(E)
Carrying
Value
[$320,000 + (D)]
1/01/2015 $12,988 $332,988
6/30/2015 $ 14,400 $ 13,320 $ 1,080 11,908 331,908
12/31/2015 14,400 13,276 1,124 10,784 330,784
*Adjusted for rounding.