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Bonita Company commonly issues long-term notes payable to its various lenders. Bonita has had a pretty good credit rating such that its effective borrowing rate is quite low (less than 8% on an annual basis). Bonita has elected to use the fair value option for the long-term notes issued to Barclay’s Bank and has the following data related to the carrying and fair value for these notes. Any changes in fair value are due to changes in market rates, not credit risk. Carrying Value Fair Value December 31, 2020 $55,500 $55,500 December 31, 2021 47,000 45,600 December 31, 2022 34,600 36,400
(a) Prepare the journal entry at December 31 (Bonita’s year-end) for 2020, 2021, and 2022, to record the fair value option for these notes. (If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
(b) At what amount will the note be reported on
Bonita’s 2021 balance sheet?
Note to be reported on Bonita’s 2021 balance sheet | $ |
(c) What is the effect of recording the fair value
option on these notes on Bonita’s 2022 income? GAIN OR LOSS OF $
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