Problem 10-2A (40 minutes)
Part 1
2013
Cash ……………………………………………………....
Discount on Bonds Payable …………………..………
Bonds Payable …………………………………………………
Sold bonds on stated issue date.
Part 2
[Note: The semiannual amounts for (a), (b), and (c) below are the same throughout the bonds’
life because this company uses straight-line amortization.]
(a) Cash Payment = $4,000,000 x 6% x 6/12 year = $120,000
(b) Discount = $4,000,000 – $3,456,448 = $543,552
Straight-line discount amortization= $543,552 / 30 semiannual periods
= $18,118 rounded
(c) Bond interest expense = $120,000 + $18,118 = $138,118
Part 3
Thirty payments of $120,000 ………….…….
Par value at maturity ……………………..……
Total repaid ………………………………………….
Less amount borrowed ………………….…….
Total bond interest expense …………..…….
or:
Thirty payments of $120,000 ……………………..
Plus discount …………………………………….……..
Total bond interest expense ……………….……..
Part 4 (Semiannual amortization: $543,552/30 = $18,118.4)