On the last day of its fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, the Sedgwick & Reams (S&R)
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1. S&R issued 8% stated rate bonds with a face amount of $100 million. The bonds mature on December 31, 2031 (20 years). The market rate of interest for similar bond issues was 9% (4.5% semiannual rate). Interest is paid semiannually (4%) on June 30 and December 31, beginning on June 30, 2012.
2. The company leased two manufacturing facilities. Lease A requires 20 annual lease payments of $200,000 beginning on January 1, 2012. Lease B also is for 20 years, beginning January 1, 2012. Terms of the lease require 17 annual lease payments of $220,000 beginning on January 1, 2015. Generally accepted accounting principles require both leases to be recorded as liabilities for the present value of the scheduled payments. Assume that a 10% interest rate properly reflects the time value of money for the lease obligations.
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What amounts will appear in S&R's December 31, 2011, balance sheet for the bonds and for the leases?
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077400163
6th edition
Authors: J. David Spiceland, James Sepe, Mark Nelson
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