Colson Company has a line of credit with Federal Bank. Colson can borrow up to $800,000 at
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Colson Company has a line of credit with Federal Bank. Colson can borrow up to $800,000 at any time over the course of the 2016 calendar year. The following table shows the prime rate expressed as an annual percentage along with the amounts borrowed and repaid during the first four months of 2016. Colson agreed to pay interest at an annual rate equal to 2 percent above the bank€™s prime rate. Funds are borrowed or repaid on the first day of each month. Interest is payable in cash on the last day of the month. The interest rate is applied to the outstanding monthly balance. For example, Colson pays 6 percent (4 percent + 2 percent) annual interest on $80,000 for the month of January.
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Provide all journal entries pertaining to Colson€™s line of credit for the first four months of 2016.
A line of credit (LOC) is a preset borrowing limit that can be used at any time. The borrower can take money out as needed until the limit is reached, and as money is repaid, it can be borrowed again in the case of an open line of credit. A LOC is...
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Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts
ISBN: 978-0078025907
9th edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds