Intermediate Accounting II Questions

1: On July 1, 2011, Noble, Inc. issued 9% bonds in the face amount of $10,000,000, which mature on July 1, 2017. The bonds were issued for $9,390,000 to yield 10%, resulting in a bond discount of $610,000. Noble uses the effective-interest method of amortizing bond discount. Interest is payable annually on June 30. At June 30, 2013, Noble's unamortized bond discount should be

Answer: 528,100. Please explain how to get this.

2. On December 31, 2010, Nolte Co. is in financial difficulty and cannot pay a note due that day. It is a $1,200,000 note with $120,000 accrued interest payable to Piper, Inc. Piper agrees to accept from Nolte equipment that has a fair value of $580,000, an original cost of $960,000, and accumulated depreciation of $460,000. Piper also forgives the accrued interest, extends the maturity date to December 31, 2013, reduces the face amount of the note to $500,000, and reduces the interest rate to 6%, with interest payable at the end of each year. Nolte should record interest expense for 2013 of

Answer: 0 Dollars. Please explain how to get this.

3. On January 1, 2012, Solis Co. issued its 10% bonds in the face amount of $4,000,000, which mature on January 1, 2022. The bonds were issued for $4,540,000 to yield 8%, resulting in bond premium of $540,000. Solis uses the effective-interest method of amortizing bond premium. Interest is payable annually on December 31. At December 31, 2012, Solis's adjusted unamortized bond premium should be

Answer: 503,200. Please explain how to get this.

4. A company issues $10,000,000, 7.8%, 20-year bonds to yield 8% on January 1, 2012. Interest is paid on June 30 and December 31. The proceeds from the bonds are $9,802,072. Using effective-interest amortization, how much interest expense will be recognized in 2012?

Answer is 784,248. Please explain how to get this.

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