ote, the company endorsed the note with recourse (discounted) to YZ Finance Company at a 9 percent annual rate. Compute the following: (a) The company's proceeds from the note.

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Interest-bearing Note. A company accepted a trade note from AB Merchandising, face-value P3,000, 15 percent interest-bearing, dated August 18, maturing in 180 days. Assume 360 days in a year.

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Sixty days prior to the maturity of the note, the company endorsed the note with recourse (discounted) to YZ Finance Company at a 9 percent annual rate. Compute the following:

(a) The company's proceeds from the note.

(b) The company's interest earned (net of discount). 

(c) Give the journal entry for the company to record the discounting transaction, assuming that the end of their fiscal year is June 30. The discontinuing is to be recorded as a sale. Assume interest revenue was not recorded before the discounting.

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