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Can-Ed University, which is owned by a group of Canadian universities and colleges, issued bonds to finance the construction of an overseas campus in China. Can-Ed issued 6% 20-year bonds with a face value of $110,000,000. The bonds will pay interest semi-annually.
i. | 6% (issued at par) |
ii. | 6.5% (issued at 94.448) |
iii.5.5% (issued at 106.02) Prepare the journal entry Can-Ed would record at the time of the issuance of the bonds under each of the alternative yields. Also prepare the journal entries to record the interest expense for the first two periods under each alternative |
JOURNAL ENTRIES | |||||||
Accounts title and explanations | Debit $ | Credit $ | |||||
Case-1 | |||||||
For issue | |||||||
Cash Account Dr. | 110,000,000 | ||||||
6% Bonds payable | 110,000,000 | ||||||
Interest payments: | |||||||
Interest on Bonds payable Dr. | (110,000,000*6%/2) | 3,300,000 | |||||
Cash Account | 3,300,000 | ||||||
Interest on Bonds payable Dr. | 3,300,000 | ||||||
Cash Account | 3,300,000 | ||||||
Case-2 | |||||||
For Issue | |||||||
Cash Account Dr. | 103892800 | ||||||
Discount on Bonds payable (1100000*5.552) | 6107200 | ||||||
6% bonds payable | 110,000,000 | ||||||
Interest payments: | |||||||
Interest on bonds payable Dr. | 3452680 | ||||||
Cash Account (110,000,000*6%/2) | 3300000 | ||||||
Discount on bonds payable (610,7200/40) | 152680 | ||||||
Interest on bonds payable Dr. | 3452680 | ||||||
Cash Account (110,000,000*6%/2) | 3300000 | ||||||
Discount on bonds payable (610,7200/40) | 152680 | ||||||
Note: In the absence of information, Straight line amortization method is followed. | |||||||
Case-3 | |||||||
For Issue | |||||||
Cash Account Dr. | 116622000 | ||||||
6% bonds payable | 110000000 | ||||||
Premium on bonds payable | 6,622,000 | ||||||
Interest payments: | |||||||
Interest on bonds payable Dr. | 3,134,450 | ||||||
Premium on bonds payble (6622000/40) | 165550 | ||||||
Cash Account | 3,300,000 | ||||||
Interest on bonds payable Dr. | 3,134,450 | ||||||
Premium on bonds payble (6622000/40) | 165550 | ||||||
Cash Account | 3,300,000 | ||||||