Problem 10-5B (60 minutes)
Part 1
2015
Cash …………………………………………………….…
Discount on Bonds Payable ………………….……….
Bonds Payable ………………………………..……………….
Sold bonds on stated issue date.
Part 2
Thirty payments of $7,200* ……………..…….
Par value at maturity…………………………..
Total repaid ………………………………………….
Less amount borrowed ………………….…….
Total bond interest expense …………..…….
$240,000 x 0.06 x ½ = $7,200
or:
Thirty payments of $7,200* …………….…….
Plus discount ………………………………..…….
Total bond interest expense …………..…….
* Semiannual interest payment, computed as $240,000 x 6% x ½ year.
Part 3 Straight-line amortization table ($41,506/30= $1,384)