On July 1, 2010 a semi-annual $800,000 5 year bond with contractual (or coupon) rate of...

On July 1, 2010 a semi-annual $800,000 5 year bond with contractual (or coupon) rate of 10% had a Net book value of $704,171. The bond had been issued at a discount rate of 16% and matures on December 31, 2012. The total interest expense recorded on June 30, 2011 (rounded) would be:

The answer is $57,640

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Yes the correct answer is $ 57,640 Interest expense on 30 June 2011

Date	Cash payment	Interest expense	Discount on Bonds payable	Carrying Value of Bond
1 Jul 2010			$ 95,829.00	$ 704,171.00
31 Dec 2010	$ 40,000.00	$ 56,333.68 [$704171 x 16% x 6/12]	$ (16,333.68)	$ 720,504.68
30 June 2011	$ 40,000.00	$ 57,640.37 or $ 57,640 ANSWER [$720,505 x 16% x 6/12]	$ (17,640.37)	$ 738,145.05

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