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By October 31, 20X1, Watson Consulting Limited (WCL) had performed a significant amount of management consulting services for Keller Ltd (Keller). Keller was short of cash, and WCL agreed to accept a $200,000, non-interest-bearing two-year note due October 31, 20X3, from Keller as payment in full. WCL has a strong credit record and is able to obtain various lines of credit at 5%. Keller's creditworthiness is not as strong as WCL and recently had to pay 8% interest for money it borrowed from a major Canadian bank. WCL and Keller are both listed on the TSX and have a December 31 year end.
Required:
A non-interset bearing bond is nothing but a discounted bond. thus the amount of note shall be the amount as calculated below.
face value of the note shall be $190476.19(200,000/1+.5)
amount of interest will be = $9523.81 this will be amortized over the life of the note that is 2 years.
first-year amortization = Nov to Dec = 2 months 9523.81/24*2= $793.65
second-year Jan to Dec = 12 months 9523.81/24*12= $4761.90
last dec to oct = 10 months 9523.81/24*10= $3968.26
note you can copy this in an excel sheet.
part two journal entries. 31st Oct:
note receivable | $200,000 | |
discount | $9523.81 |
Keller | $190476.19 |
on 31st Dec 20x1
particulars | debit | credit |
discount | $793.65 | |
interest income | $793.65 |
on 31st Dec 20x2
particulars | debit | credit |
discount | $4761.90 | |
interest income | $4761.90 |
on 31st Oct 20x3
particulars | debit | credit |
discount | $3968.26 | |
interest income | $3968.26 |