On April 1, 2025, Seminole Company sold 15,000 of its 11%, 15-year, $1,000 face value bonds at 97. Interest payment dates are April 1 and October 1, and the company uses the straight-line method of bond discount amortization. On March 1, 2026, Seminole took advantage of favorable prices of its stock to extinguish 6,000 of the bonds by issuing 200,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock. At this time, the accrued interest was paid in cash. The company's stock was selling for $31 per share on March 1, 2026. Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Seminole Company to record the following. (Do not round intermediate calculations. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) (a) April 1, 2025: issuance of the bonds. (b) October 1, 2025: payment of semiannual interest. (c) December 31, 2025: accrual of interest expense. (d) March 1, 2026: extinguishment of 6,000 bonds. (No reversing entries made.)

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On April 1, 2025, Seminole Company sold 15,000 of its 11%, 15-year, $1,000 face value bonds at 97. Interest payment dates are April
1 and October 1, and the company uses the straight-line method of bond discount amortization. On March 1, 2026, Seminole took
advantage of favorable prices of its stock to extinguish 6,000 of the bonds by issuing 200,000 shares of its $10 par value common
stock. At this time, the accrued interest was paid in cash. The company's stock was selling for $31 per share on March 1, 2026.
Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Seminole Company to record the following. (Do not round intermediate calculations.
If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when
the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.)
(a)
April 1, 2025: issuance of the bonds.
(b)
October 1, 2025: payment of semiannual interest.
(c)
December 31, 2025: accrual of interest expense.
(d)
March 1, 2026: extinguishment of 6,000 bonds. (No reversing entries made.)
Transcribed Image Text:On April 1, 2025, Seminole Company sold 15,000 of its 11%, 15-year, $1,000 face value bonds at 97. Interest payment dates are April 1 and October 1, and the company uses the straight-line method of bond discount amortization. On March 1, 2026, Seminole took advantage of favorable prices of its stock to extinguish 6,000 of the bonds by issuing 200,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock. At this time, the accrued interest was paid in cash. The company's stock was selling for $31 per share on March 1, 2026. Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Seminole Company to record the following. (Do not round intermediate calculations. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) (a) April 1, 2025: issuance of the bonds. (b) October 1, 2025: payment of semiannual interest. (c) December 31, 2025: accrual of interest expense. (d) March 1, 2026: extinguishment of 6,000 bonds. (No reversing entries made.)
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