Entries for investment in bonds, interest, and sale of bonds OBJ. 2 Bocelli Co. purchased $120,000 of
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Entries for investment in bonds, interest, and sale of bonds OBJ. 2 Bocelli Co. purchased $120,000 of 6%, 20-year Sanz County bonds on May 11, 2016, directly from the county, at their face amount plus accrued interest. The bonds pay semiannual interest on April 1 and October 1. On October 31, 2016, Bocelli Co. sold $30,000 of the Sanz County bonds at 99 plus $150 accrued interest, less a $100 brokerage commission.
Provide journal entries for the following:
a. The purchase of the bonds on May 11, plus 40 days of accrued interest.
b. Semiannual interest on October 1.
c. Sale of the bonds on October 31.
d. Adjusting entry for accrued interest of $1,365 on December 31, 2016.
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Financial And Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781305267831,9781305267848
13th Edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren , James M. Reeve , Jonathan Duchac