Cucina Corp. signed a new installment note on January 1, 2018, and deposited the proceeds of $61,000 in its bank account. The note has a 3-year term, compounds 4 percent interest annually, and requires an annual installment payment on December 31. Cucina Corp. has a December 31 year-end and adjusts its accounts only at year-end.

Required:

1. Use an online application, such as the loan calculator with annual payments at mycalculators.com, to generate an amortization schedule. Enter that information into an amortization schedule with the following headings: Year, Beginning Notes Payable, Interest Expense, Repaid Principal on Notes Payable, and Ending Notes Payable.
2. Prepare the journal entries on (a) January 1, 2018, and December 31 of (b) 2018, (c) 2019, and (d) 2020.
3. If Cucina Corp.s year-end were March 31, rather than December 31, prepare the adjusting journal entry would it make for this note on March 31, 2018?

Prepare the journal entries on (a) January 1, 2018, and December 31 of (b) 2018, (c) 2019, and (d) 2020. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answers to nearest whole dollar. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

• Record the signing of the installment note on January 1, 2018.
• Record the installment payment on December 31, 2018.
• Record the installment payment on December 31, 2019.
• Record the installment payment on December 31, 2020.

If Cucina Corp.s year-end were March 31, rather than December 31, prepare the adjusting journal entry would it make for this note on March 31, 2018? (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

• Record the adjusting journal entry for this note on March 31, 2018.

Year Beginning Notes Payable Interest Expense Repaid Principal on Notes Payable Ending Notes Payable 2018 2019 2020