Before maturity, Foster Incorporated sold $500,000 of 12% bonds on January 1, 2019, for $470,143.47, a price
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Before maturity, Foster Incorporated sold $500,000 of 12% bonds on January 1, 2019, for $470,143.47, a price that yields a 14% interest rate. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31 and are due December 31, 2022. Foster uses the effective interest method.
Required:
1. Prepare an interest expense and discount amortization schedule.
2. Assume the company reacquired the bonds on July 1, 2021, at 104. Prepare journal entries to record the bond retirement.
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Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1337788281
3rd edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
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