In: Accounting
SweetFish Corp. issued bonds with a par value of $875,000 and a
five-year life on May 1, 2020. The contract interest rate is 7.00%.
The bonds pay interest on October 31 and April 30. They were issued
at a price of $839,515 when the market interest rate was 8.00%.
SweetFish Corp.’s year-end is December 31.
a. Prepare an amortization table for these bonds
that covers their entire life. Use the effective interest method of
allocating interest. (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round the final answers to the nearest whole dollar.
Enter all the amounts as positive values.)
b. Prepare the journal entries that the issuer
would make to record the entries on October 31, 2020; December 31,
2020; and April 30, 2021. (Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round the final answers to the nearest whole
dollar.)