(Issuance of Bonds with Stock Warrants) On May 1, 2010, Barkley Company issued 3,000 $1,000 bonds at...

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(Issuance of Bonds with Stock Warrants) On May 1, 2010, Barkley Company issued 3,000 $1,000 bonds at 102. Each bond was issued with one detachable stock warrant. Shortly after issuance, the bonds were selling at 98, but the market value of the warrants cannot be determined.

(a) Prepare the entry to record the issuance of the bonds and warrants.

(b) Assume the same facts as part (a), except that the warrants had a fair value of $20. Prepare the entry to record the issuance of the bonds and warrants.

Bonds
When companies need to raise money, issuing bonds is one way to do it. A bond functions as a loan between an investor and a corporation. The investor agrees to give the corporation a specific amount of money for a specific period of time in exchange...