In: Accounting
In order to expand its business, the management of Carroll, Inc.
issued a long-term notes payable for $50,000 on January 1, 2016.
The note will be paid over a 10-year period with equal annual
principal payments, December 31 of each year. The annual interest
rate is 12%. Prepare the journal entry for the first installment
payment.
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 Calculation of Annual payments  | 
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 (A)  | 
 Value of notes payable  | 
 $ 50,000.00  | 
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 (B)  | 
 Annuity factor total for 10 years @12% interest  | 
 5.650223  | 
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 (A/B)  | 
 Annual payments for 10 Years  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
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 Schedule of notes liability payment in 10 years with interest expense  | 
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 Year  | 
 Beginning value of loan  | 
 Payments  | 
 Interest amount  | 
 Reduction in principle  | 
 Ending balance of loan  | 
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 1  | 
 $ 50,000.00  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 6,000.00  | 
 $ 2,849.21  | 
 $ 47,150.79  | 
| 
 2  | 
 $ 47,150.79  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 5,658.10  | 
 $ 3,191.11  | 
 $ 43,959.68  | 
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 3  | 
 $ 43,959.68  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 5,275.16  | 
 $ 3,574.05  | 
 $ 40,385.63  | 
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 4  | 
 $ 40,385.63  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 4,846.28  | 
 $ 4,002.93  | 
 $ 36,382.70  | 
| 
 5  | 
 $ 36,382.70  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 4,365.92  | 
 $ 4,483.28  | 
 $ 31,899.42  | 
| 
 6  | 
 $ 31,899.42  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 3,827.93  | 
 $ 5,021.28  | 
 $ 26,878.14  | 
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 7  | 
 $ 26,878.14  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 3,225.38  | 
 $ 5,623.83  | 
 $ 21,254.30  | 
| 
 8  | 
 $ 21,254.30  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 2,550.52  | 
 $ 6,298.69  | 
 $ 14,955.61  | 
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 9  | 
 $ 14,955.61  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 1,794.67  | 
 $ 7,054.53  | 
 $ 7,901.08  | 
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 10  | 
 $ 7,901.08  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
 $ 948.13  | 
 $ 7,901.08  | 
 $ 0.00  | 
Journal Entry
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 Payment of first installment  | 
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 Date  | 
 General Journal  | 
 Debit  | 
 Credit  | 
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 Dec -31- 2016  | 
 Interest expense  | 
 $ 6,000.00  | 
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 Notes payable  | 
 $ 2,849.21  | 
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 Cash  | 
 $ 8,849.21  | 
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| 
 (First installment paid)  | 
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