On January 1, Year 1, Wayne Company issued bonds with a face value of $600,000, a 6% stated rate of interest, and a 10-year term. Interest is payable in cash on December 31 of each year. Wayne uses the straight-line method to amortize bond discounts and premiums. Assuming Wayne issued the bonds for 102.5, what is the amount of interest expense that will be reported on the income statement for the year ending December 31, Year 1?

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1.On January 1, Year 1, Wayne Company issued bonds with a face value of $600,000, a 6% stated rate of interest, and a 10-year term. Interest is payable in cash on December 31 of each year. Wayne uses the straight-line method to amortize bond discounts and premiums.

Assuming Wayne issued the bonds for 102.5, what is the amount of interest expense that will be reported on the income statement for the year ending December 31, Year 1?

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On January 1, Year 1, Wayne Company issued bonds with a face value of $600,000, a 6% stated rate of interest, and a 10-year term. Interest is payable in cash on December 31 of each year. Wayne uses the straight-line method to amortize bond discounts and premiums.

 

2.Assuming Wayne issued the bonds for 102.5, what is the amount of interest expense that will be reported on the income statement for the year ending December 31, Year 1?

 

3.Perry Corporation was established on January 1, Year 1 when it issued 20,000 shares of $50 par, 5 percent, cumulative preferred stock and 30,000 shares of $10 par value common stock. The company’s earnings history is as follows:
 

Year 1 $40,000 Net loss
Year 2 $110,000 Net income
Year 3 $120,000 Net income


The corporation paid the maximum amount of dividends possible in each year of operation. The dividend paid to preferred stockholders at the end of Year 2 is

 

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