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On January 1, Snipes Construction paid for earth moving equipment by issuing a 350,000, 2 year note that specified 4% interest to be paid on December 31 of each year. The equipments retail cash price was unknown, but it was determined that a reasonable interest rate was 7%
At what amount should Snipes record the equipment and the note?
what journal entry should it record for the transaction?
| n= | ||
| i= | ||
| Loan repayments | Amount | Present Value | 
| Interest | ||
| Principal | ||
| Price of equipment | 
| Solution: | |||||
| 1. | |||||
| n=2 | |||||
| i=7% | |||||
| Loan repayments | Amount | Present Value | |||
| Interest | 14,000 | 25,312 | |||
| Principal | 350,000 | 305,704 | |||
| Price of equipment | 331,016 | ||||
| Working Notes: | |||||
| n=2 | |||||
| i=7% | |||||
| Loan repayments | Amount | PVF | Present Value | ||
| Interest | 14,000 | 1.80802 | 25312 | I | |
| [350,000 x 4%] | (a) | ||||
| Principal | 350,000 | 0.87344 | 305704 | II | |
| Price of equipment | (b) | 331016 | III = I + II | ||
| (a) Present value of an ordinary annuity of $1:n= 2,i= 7% is 1.80802 | |||||
| (b) Present value of $1: n = 2, i = 7% is 0.87344 | |||||
| Notes: | Notes payable charged 4% , but market interest rate is 7 % hence, interest & principal payment is discounted using 7% value. | ||||
| 2. | |||||
| General Journal | Debit | Credit | |||
| Equipment | 331,016 | ||||
| Discount on notes payable | 18,984 | ||||
| Notes payable | 350,000 | ||||
| Working Notes: | |||||
| General Journal | Debit | Credit | |||
| Equipment | 331,016 | a | |||
| [Calculated in (1) ] | |||||
| Discount on notes payable | 18,984 | b=a-c | |||
| [balancing figure] | |||||
| Notes payable | 350,000 | c | |||
| [ face value of Notes payable] | |||||
| Please feel free to ask if anything about above solution in comment section of the question. | |||||