Dear Alicia,
When a bond is issued at face value, the annual interest expense and the
interest payout equals the face value of the bond times the interest rate
stated on its face. However, if the bond is issued to yield a higher or lower
amortization.
One method of amortization is the straight–line method whereby the amount of
the premium or discount is divided by the number of interest periods in the
bond’s life. The result is an even amount of amortization for every period.
However, a better way of recording interest expense in the period during
which it is incurred is the effective–interest method. Assume a discount: the
To amortize the discount applying this method to the data provided, you
must know the bond’s face amount, its stated rate of interest, its effective
rate of interest, and its premium.
1. Multiply the stated rate times the face amount. This is the interest
payout.