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A company issued 5-year,7% bonds with a par value of $100,000.The market rate when the bonds were issued was 6.5%.The company received $102,105 cash for the bonds.Using the effective interest method,the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:


A) $3,500.00.
B) $7,000.00.
C) $3,318.41.
D) $6,573.90.
E) $1,750.00.

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A company issued 10-year,9% bonds,with a par value of $500,000 when the market rate was 9.5%.The issuer received $484,087 in cash proceeds.Prepare the issuer's journal entry to record the bond issuance.

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A bond traded at 102½ means that:


A) The bond pays 2.5% interest.
B) The bond traded at 102.5% of its par value.
C) The market rate of interest is 2.5%.
D) The bonds were retired at $1,025 each.
E) The market rate of interest is 2½% above the contract rate.

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An advantage of lease financing is the lack of an immediate large cash payment for the leased asset.

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Return on equity increases when the expected rate of return from the acquired assets is ________than the rate of interest on the bonds used to finance the asset acquisition.

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On July 1,Shady Creek Resort borrowed $250,000 cash by signing a 10-year,8% installment note requiring equal payments each June 30 of $37,258.What is the journal entry to record the first annual payment?


A) Debit Cash $250,000; debit Interest Expense $37,258; credit Notes Payable $287,258.
B) Debit Interest Expense $37,258; credit Cash $37,258.
C) Debit Interest Expense $20,000; credit Cash $20,000.
D) Debit Interest Expense $20,000; debit Interest Payable $17,258; credit Cash $37,258.
E) Debit Interest Expense $20,000; debit Notes Payable $17,258; credit Cash $37,258.

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On January 1 of Year 1,Congo Express Airways issued $3,500,000 of 7% bonds that pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1.The bond issue price is $3,197,389 and the market rate of interest for similar bonds is 8%.The bond premium or discount is being amortized at a rate of $10,087 every six months.After accruing interest at year end,the company's December 31,Year 1 balance sheet should reflect total liabilities associated with the bond issue (including interest) in the amount of:


A) $3,217,563.
B) $3,340,063.
C) $3,782,437.
D) $3,780,000.
E) $3,902,500.

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On January 1,a company issued and sold a $400,000,7%,10-year bond payable,and received proceeds of $396,000.Interest is payable each June 30 and December 31.The company uses the straight-line method to amortize the discount.The carrying value of the bonds immediately after the first interest payment is:


A) $400,000.
B) $399,800.
C) $400,200.
D) $395,800.
E) $396,200.

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On January 1,a company issues bonds dated January 1 with a par value of $400,000.The bonds mature in 5 years.The contract rate is 7%,and interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31.The market rate is 8% and the bonds are sold for $383,793. -The journal entry to record the first interest payment using the effective interest method of amortization is:


A) Debit Interest Expense $12,648.28; debit Premium on Bonds Payable $1,351.72; credit Cash $14,000.00.
B) Debit Interest Payable $14,000.00; credit Cash $14,000.00.
C) Debit Interest Expense $12,648.28; debit Discount on Bonds Payable $1,351.72; credit Cash $14,000.00.
D) Debit Interest Expense $15,351.72; credit Discount on Bonds Payable $1,351.72; credit Cash $14,000.00.
E) Debit Interest Expense $15,351.72; credit Premium on Bonds Payable $1,351.72; credit Cash $14,000.00.

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A company borrowed cash from the bank and signed a 6-year note at 7% annual interest.The present value for an annuity (series of payments) at 7% for 6 years is 4.7665.The present value of 1 (single sum) at 7% for 6 years is 0.6663.Each annual payment equals $8,400.The present value of the note is:


A) $26,652.00.
B) $40,038.60.
C) $40,540.00.
D) $5,596.92.
E) $190,660.00.

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Mortgage contracts give the lender the right to be paid from the cash proceeds of the sale of a borrower's assets identified in the mortgage if the borrower fails to make the required payments.

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Interest on bonds is tax deductible.

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On January 1,Year 1,Stratton Company borrowed $100,000 on a 10-year,7% installment note payable.The terms of the note require Stratton to pay 10 equal payments of $14,238 each December 31 for 10 years.The required general journal entry to record the payment on the note on December 31,Year 2 is:


A) Debit Interest Expense $7,000; debit Notes Payable $7,238; credit Cash $14,238.
B) Debit Notes Payable $7,000; debit Interest Expense $7,238; credit Cash $14,238.
C) Debit Interest Expense $6,493; debit Notes Payable $7,745; credit Cash $14,238.
D) Debit Notes Payable $14,238; credit Cash $14,238.
E) Debit Notes Payable $10,000; debit Interest Expense $4,238; credit Cash $14,238.

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Clabber Company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $100,000 and a carrying value of $97,300.If the company calls these bonds at a price of $95,000,the gain or loss on retirement is:


A) $5,000 loss.
B) $2,700 gain.
C) $2,700 loss.
D) $2,300 loss.
E) $2,300 gain.

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When the contract rate is above the market rate,a bond sells at a discount.

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Describe installment notes and the nature of the typical payment pattern.

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Installment notes are agreements to repa...

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The Discount on Bonds Payable account is:


A) A liability.
B) A contra liability.
C) An expense.
D) A contra expense.
E) A contra equity.

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A company issued 8%,15-year bonds with a par value of $550,000 that pay interest semiannually.The market rate on the date of issuance was 8%.The journal entry to record each semiannual interest payment is:


A) Debit Bond Interest Expense $22,000; credit Cash $22,000.
B) Debit Bond Interest Expense $44,000; credit Cash $44,000.
C) Debit Bond Interest Payable $22,000; credit Cash $22,000.
D) Debit Bond Interest Expense $550,000; credit Cash $550,000.
E) No entry is needed,since no interest is paid until the bond is due.

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The contract rate of interest is the rate that borrowers are willing to pay and lenders are willing to accept for a particular bond and its risk level.

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Mortgage bonds are backed only by the good faith and credit of the issuing company.

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