Question
A. Entries for Issuing and Calling Bonds; Gain Emil Corp. produces and sells wind-energy-driven engines. To finance its operations, Emil Corp. issued $1,823,000 of 15-year,
A.
Entries for Issuing and Calling Bonds; Gain
Emil Corp. produces and sells wind-energy-driven engines. To finance its operations, Emil Corp. issued $1,823,000 of 15-year, 14% callable bonds on May 1, 20Y1, at their face amount, with interest payable on May 1 and November 1. The fiscal year of the company is the calendar year.
Accounts payable/bonds payable/cash/gain on redemption of bonds/interest expense/loss of redemption/interest expense/interest payable/
Journalize the entries to record the following selected transactions:
20Y1 | |
May 1 | Issued the bonds for cash at their face amount. |
Nov. 1 | Paid the interest on the bonds. |
20Y5 | |
Nov. 1 | Called the bond issue at 97, the rate provided in the bond indenture. (Omit entry for payment of interest.) |
B.
Times interest earned
The following data were taken from recent annual reports of Caliber Company, which operates a low-fare airline service to more than 50 cities in the United States:
Current Year | Preceding Year | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Interest expense | $71,000 | $78,000 | ||
Income before income tax | 553,800 | 475,800 |
a. Determine the times interest earned ratio for the current and preceding years. Round to one decimal place.
Current year ? | |
Preceding year ? |
b. Although Caliber Company had enough earnings to pay interest in the preceding year, the (improvement or reduction) in this ratio will be (unwelcomed or welcomed) by the
debtholders.
C.
Entries for Issuing Bonds and Amortizing Premium by Straight-Line Method
Daan Corporation wholesales repair products to equipment manufacturers. On April 1, 2016, Daan Corporation issued $6,000,000 of 6-year, 6% bonds at a market (effective) interest rate of 3%, receiving cash of $6,981,677. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1.
a. Journalize the entry to record the issuance of bonds on April 1, 2016. For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
b. Journalize the entry to record the first interest payment on October 1, 2016, and amortization of bond premium for six months, using the straight-line method. The bond premium amortization is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round to the nearest dollar.) For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for $6,981,677 rather than for the face amount of $6,000,000?
The market rate of interest is (greater than/less than) the contract rate of interest.
Issued the bonds for cash at their face amount.
20Y1, May 1 | |||
Paid the interest on the bonds.
20Y1, Nov. 1 | |||
Called the bond issue at 97, the rate provided in the bond indenture. (Omit entry for payment of interest.) For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
20Y5, Nov. 1 | |||
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