In: Accounting
On January 1, 2017, Liu Corporation paid $241,960 to acquire
bonds of Singh Investment Corp with a par value of $240,000. The
annual contract rate on the bonds is 6% and interest is paid
semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds mature after
three years. The market rate of interest was 5.7%. Liu Corporation
intends to hold the bonds until maturity.
Required:
1. Prepare an amortization schedule for the investment
showing only 2017. (Do not round intermediate calculations.
Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Enter all
the amounts as positive values.)
2-a. Prepare Liu’s entries to record the purchase
of the bonds. (If no entry is required for a
transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first
account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your
final answers to nearest dollar amount.)
2-b. Prepare Liu’s entries to record the receipt
of the first two interest payments.(If no entry is required
for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the
first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round
your final answers to nearest dollar amount.)
3. Show how the investment will appear on the
December 31, 2017, balance sheet. (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest
dollar amount.)