In: Accounting
On August 1, 2020, Groton Corporation borrowed $3 million and issued a nine-month note. Interest was discounted at issuance at a 4% discount rate. Prepare the journal entries to record the issuance of the noninterest-bearing note and all subsequent events related to the note through April 30, 2021. What would be the annual effective interest rate?
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 1) Issuance of note (August 1, 2020):  | 
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 2) Adjusting entry (December 31, 2020, Fiscal Year End):  | 
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 3) Maturity (April 30, 2021):  | 
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 4) Annual effective interest rate:  | 
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 Discount  | 
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 Cash proceeds  | 
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 Interest rate for 9 months  | 
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 Conversion factor  | 
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 Annual effective interest rate  |