Burr Motor Company, a manufacturer of small- to medium-sized electric motors, needs additional funds to market a
Question:
Burr Motor Company, a manufacturer of small- to medium-sized electric motors, needs additional funds to market a revolutionary new motor. Burr has arranged for private placement of a $50,000, 5-year, 11% bond issue. Interest on these bonds is paid annually each year on August 31. The issue was dated and sold on September 1, 2019, for proceeds of $48,197.61 to yield 12%. Burr Motor Company has December 31 fiscal year-end.
Required:
1. Prepare a bond interest expense and discount amortization schedule showing interest expense for each interest period using the effective interest method. (Round to the nearest whole dollar.)
2. Prepare journal entries to record the issuance of the bonds and the interest entries for 2020 and 2021 using
(a) The effective interest method
(b) The straight-line method.
Step by Step Answer:
Intermediate Accounting Reporting and Analysis
ISBN: 978-1337788281
3rd edition
Authors: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach