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Ramzi corp. issued $6,000,000 of 8% debentures on May 1, 2006 and received cash totaling $5,323,577. The bonds pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1. The maturity date on these bonds is November 1, 2014. The firm uses the effective-interest method of amortizing discounts and premiums. The bonds were sold to yield an effective-interest rate of 10%.
Calculate the amount of discount amortization during the first year (5/1/06 through 4/30/07) these bonds were outstanding. (round to the nearest dollar.)
| a. |
discount amortization is $ 53,067 |
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| b. |
discount amortization is $ 52,067 |
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| c. |
discount amortization is $ 52,667 |
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| d. |
discount amortization is $ 53,667 |
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| Ramiz Corp. | Amount $ | Note |
| Par value of bonds | 6,000,000.00 | G |
| Issue value | 5,323,577.00 | H |
| Unamortized discount | 676,423.00 | I=G-H |
| Interest rate | 8% | J |
| Annual Interest | 480,000.00 | K=G*J |
| Semi Annual Interest | 240,000.00 | L=K/2 |
| A | B=F*10%/2 | C=B-A | D=D-C | E | F=E-D | |
| Date | Interest payment at 8% | Interest expense at 10% | Amortization of bond discount | Debit balance in bond discount | Credit balance in bonds payable | Book value of bonds |
| Credit Cash | Debit Interest expense | Credit bond discount | ||||
| May 1 2006 | 676,423.00 | 6,000,000.00 | 5,323,577.00 | |||
| Nov 1 2006 | 240,000.00 | 266,178.85 | 26,178.85 | 650,244.15 | 6,000,000.00 | 5,349,755.85 |
| May 1 2008 | 240,000.00 | 267,487.79 | 27,487.79 | 622,756.36 | 6,000,000.00 | 5,377,243.64 |
| Total discount amortized | 53,666.64 |
| So answer is option D. Discount amortization is $ 53,667. |