
Accounting for bond investments
Otter Creek & Co. owns vast amounts of corporate bonds. Suppose Otter Creek buys $1,200,000 of RoastCo bonds at face value on January 2, 2016. The RoastCo bonds pay interest at the annual rate of 3% on June 30 and December 31 and mature on December 31, 2020. Otter Creek intends to hold the investment until maturity.
Requirements
1. How would the bond investment be classified on Otter Creek's December 31, 2016,
2. Journalize the following on Otter Creek's books:
a. Receipt of final interest payment on December 31, 2020
b. Disposal of the investment at maturity on December 31, 2020

Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Chapter 10 Solutions
Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting Plus Mylab Accounting With Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package (5th Edition) (miller-nobles Et Al., The Horngren Accounting Series)
- Financial accounting 2arrow_forwardRiverside Corp. has the following financial data: • Current Assets = $8,500 . Net Fixed Assets = $30,000 • Current Liabilities = $7,200 Long-term Debt = $18,500 a) Compute Shareholder Equity b) Compute Net Working Capitalarrow_forwardGeneral accountingarrow_forward
- ABC general accountingarrow_forwardCarter and Hayes Consulting employs 5 full-time consultants and 10 junior analysts. Budgeted salaries are $120,000 for each consultant and $60,000 for each junior analyst. Budgeted indirect costs (e.g., office rent, support staff, software, etc.) are $400,000. The company traces the cost of consultant and analyst time to each project and uses the total to assign indirect costs. What amount of indirect cost would be assigned if services to a project required $40,000 of consultant cost and $35,000 of junior analyst cost? Correct answerarrow_forward5 pointsarrow_forward
- Find correct solution pleasearrow_forwardRIO is a retailer of smart televisions. Typically, the company purchases atelevision for $1,200 and sells it for $1,500. What is the gross profit margin on this television?arrow_forwardWhat is the unit variable cost of the general accounting question?arrow_forward
- What was the actual overhead incurred by the company of this financial accounting question?arrow_forwardA company reported total sales of $220,000 and cost of goods sold (COGS) of $135,000. Calculate the gross profit.arrow_forwardHi expert please give me answer general accounting questionarrow_forward
- Cornerstones of Financial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337690881Author:Jay Rich, Jeff JonesPublisher:Cengage Learning
