Chapter 10, Problem 8PSB

To determine

Bonds:

Bonds are a kind of the security which an investor invests in an entity for a specific period at a fixed interest rate. These bonds are issued at that time when entity needs huge amount of fund.

1.

To prepare: Journal entry to record the bonds’ issuance.

Explanation of Solution

Issue of bonds at discount on January 1, 2017

Date	Account Title and Explanation	Post.Ref.	Debit($)	Credit($)
Jan 1	Cash		198,494
	Discount on bonds payable		41,506
	Bonds payable			204,000
	(To record the sold bonds at discount)

Table (1)

• Cash account is the assets account. Since the cash is received, the value of assets is increased. So, debit the credit the cash account.
• Discount on bonds payable account is the liabilities account. Here, at the time of issue of the bonds discount has been given which decrease the liabilities of the company. So, debit the discount on bonds payable account.
• Bonds payable account is the liabilities account. Bonds has been sold, which increases the liabilities of the company. So, credit the bonds payable account.

Working note:

Given,

Value of bonds is $198,494.

Market value of bonds is $41,506.

Calculation of amount of the discount on bonds payable,

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Discount}\text{on}\text{bonds}=\text{Value}\text{of}\text{bond}-\text{Market}\text{value}\text{of}\text{bond}\\ =\text{\$240,000}-\$\text{198,494}\\ =\$41,506\end{array}$

2.

To determine

Net expense of interest on bond.

Explanation of Solution

Particulars	Amounts($)
Amount repaid:
Interest payment	216,000
Add: Maturity value	240,000
Repaid amount	456,000
Less: Borrowed amount	198,494
Net expense of interest on bond	257,506

Table (2)

Hence, net expense interest on bond is $257,506.

Working notes:

Given,

Value of bond is $240,000.

Rate of interest is 6%.

Time period is 0.5.

Calculation of amount of the interest paid at semiannual period,

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Interest}\text{amount}=\text{Value}\text{of}\text{the}\text{bond}\times \text{Rate}\text{of}\text{interest}\times \text{Time}\text{period}\\ =\text{\$240,000}\times 6\text{\%}\times \text{0}\text{.5}\\ =\text{\$7,200}\end{array}$

Calculation of amount of interest repaid,

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Interest}\text{payment}=\text{Interest}\text{semiannual}\text{amount}\times \text{Number}\text{of}\text{payment}\text{period}\\ =\$7,200\times 30\\ =\$216,000\end{array}$

3.

To determine

First two year of an amortization table.

Explanation of Solution

End of semiannual period	UnamortizedDiscount($)	Carrying value($)
January 1, 2017	41,506	198,494
June 30, 2017	40,122	199,878
December 31, 2017	38,738	201,262
June 30 ,2018	37,354	202,646
December 31, 2018	35,970	204,030

Table (3)

Hence, unamortized discount on December 31, 2018 is $35,970 and carrying value account is $204,030.

4.

To determine

To prepare: Journal entry to record the first two interest payment

Explanation of Solution

Payment of interest on June 30, 2017

Date	Account Title and Explanation	Post.Ref.	Debit($)	Credit($)
June 30	Bonds interest expense		5,584
	Discount on bonds payable			1,384
	Cash			7,200
	(To record the paid semiannual interest and record amortization)

Table (4)

• Bonds interest account is an expense account. Interest has been paid by the company which increases the liabilities of the company. So, debit the bonds interest expense account.
• Discount on bonds payable account is the liabilities account. Here, at the time of issue of the bonds discount has been given which increases the liabilities of company. So, credit the discount on bonds payable account.
• Cash is an asset account. Since the cash is paid, the value of assets is decreased. So, credit the cash account.

Payment of interest on December 31, 2017

Date	Account Title and Explanation	Post.Ref.	Debit($)	Credit($)
Dec 31	Bonds interest expense		8,584
	Discount on bonds payable			1,384
	Cash			7,200
	(To record the paid semiannual interest and record amortization)

Table (5)

• Bonds interest account is an expense account. Interest has been paid by the company which increases the liabilities of the company. So, debit the bonds interest expense account
• Discount on bonds payable account is the liabilities account. Here, at the time of issue of the bonds discount has been given which increases the liabilities of company. So, credit the discount on bonds payable account.
• Cash is an asset account. Since the cash is paid, the value of assets is decreased. So, credit the cash account.

Working Note:

Given,

Total discount on bonds payable is $41,506.

Number of payment is 30.

Calculation of discount on bond payable on the first two bond expense,

$\begin{array}{c}\text{Discount}\text{on}\text{bond}\text{payable}=\frac{\text{Total}\text{discount}\text{on}\text{bond}\text{payable}}{\text{Number}\text{of}\text{payment}}\\ =\frac{\$41,506}{30}\\ =\$1,384\end{array}$