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Question 101

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When the contract rate on a bond issue is less than the market rate, the bonds will generally sell at a discount.

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A company previously issued $2,000,000, 10% bonds, receiving a $120,000 premium. On the current year's interest date, after the bond interest was paid and after 40% of the total premium had been amortized, the company purchased the entire bond issue on the open market at 98 and retired it. Prepare the journal entry to record the retirement of these bonds.

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A company has assets of $350,000 and total liabilities of $200,000. Its debt-to-equity ratio is 0.6. If total assets and total liabilities are $350,000 and $200,000, respectively, stockholders' equity must be $150,000. Thus, the debt-to-equity ratio is $200,000/$150,000 or 1.3.

Walker Corporation issued 14%, 5-year bonds with a par value of $5,000,000 on January 1, Year 1. Interest is to be paid semiannually on each June 30 and December 31. The bonds are issued at $5,368,035 cash when the market rate for this bond is 12%. (a) Prepare the general journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, year 1. (b) Show how the bonds would be reported on Walker's balance sheet at January 1, Year 1. (c) Assume that Walker uses the effective interest method of amortization of any discount or premium on bonds. Prepare the general journal entry to record the first semiannual interest payment on June 30, Year 1. (d) Assume instead that Walker uses the straight-line method of amortization of any discount or premium on bonds. Prepare the general journal entry to record the first semiannual interest payment on June 30, Year 1.

On January 1 of Year 1, Drum Line Airways issued $3,500,000 of par value bonds for $3,200,000. The bonds pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1. The contract rate of interest is 7% while the market rate of interest for similar bonds is 8%. The bond premium or discount is being amortized at a rate of $10,000 every six months. The company's December 31, Year 1 balance sheet should reflect total liabilities associated with the bond issue in the amount of:

A company's ability to issue unsecured debt depends on its credit standing.

Identify the advantages and disadvantages of bond financing.

On January 1, a company issues bonds with a par value of $300,000. The bonds mature in 5 years, and pay 8% annual interest, payable each June 30 and December 31. On the issue date, the market rate of interest for the bonds is 10%. Compute the price of the bonds on their issue date. The following information is taken from present value tables:

What is a lease? Explain the difference between an operating lease and a capital lease.

When applying equal total payments to a note, with each payment the amount applied to the note principal _______________ while the interest expense for the note ______________.

On August 1, a company issues bonds with a par value of $600,000. The bonds mature in 10 years, and pay 6% annual interest, payable each February 1 and August 1. The bonds sold at $632,000. The company uses the straight-line method of amortizing bond premiums. The company's year-end is December 31. Prepare the general journal entry to record the interest accrued at December 31.

A company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $100,000. The unamortized premium on these bonds is $2,700. If the company retired these bonds at a call price of 99, the gain or loss on this retirement is:

Amortizing a bond discount:

A company must repay the bank a single payment of $10,000 cash in 3 years for a loan it entered into. The loan is at 8% interest compounded annually. The present value factor for 3 years at 8% is 0.7938. The present value of the loan is:

All of the following statements regarding accounting treatments for liabilities under U.S. GAAP and IFRS are True except:

The carrying value of bonds at maturity is always equal to:

The market value of a bond is equal to:

Pitt Corporation's most recent balance sheet reports total assets of $35,000,000 and total liabilities of $17,500,000. Management is considering issuing $5,000,000 of par value bonds (at par) with a maturity date of ten years and a contract rate of 7%. What effect, if any, would issuing the bonds have on the company's debt-to-equity ratio?