Lewis Co. produces and sells aviation equipment. On the first day of its fiscal year, Lewis Co.

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Lewis Co. produces and sells aviation equipment. On the first day of its fiscal year, Lewis Co. issues $60,000,000 of five-year, 10% bonds at a market (effective interest rate of 13%, with interest payable semiannually, Compute the following, presenting figures used in your computations.
a. The amount of cash proceeds from the sale of the bonds. Use the tables of present values in Exhibits 4 and 5. Round to the nearest dollar.
b. The amount of discount to be amortized for the first semiannual interest payment period, using the interest method. Round to the nearest dollar.
c. The amount of discount to be amortized for the second semiannual interest payment period, using the interest method. Round to the nearest dollar.
d. The amount of the bond interest expense for the first year.

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Accounting

ISBN: 9780538475006

24th Edition

Authors: Carl S Warren, James M Reeve, Jonathan Duchac

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