Mastery Problem: Liabilities: Bonds Payable

SpringFit Corporation

You are an accounting intern working for SpringFit Corporation. You have recently been assigned to help one of the accountants who is doing an internal audit of the business. You will be assisting with a review of the payables issued by SpringFit Corporation. Your first task is to review the previous years journal entries, shown as follows:

Journal Entries, Year 1

Journal
Date	Description	Debit	Credit
Jan. 1	Cash	1,004,720
	Premium on Bonds Payable		58,720
	Bonds Payable		946,000
Jun. 30	Interest Expense	18,349
	Premium on Bonds Payable	2,936
	Cash		21,285
Jul. 1	Cash	1,921,280
	Discount on Bonds Payable	78,720
	Bonds Payable		2,000,000
Dec. 31	Interest Expense	18,349
	Premium on Bonds Payable	2,936
	Cash		21,285
31	Interest Expense	41,560
	Discount on Bonds Payable		6,560
	Cash		35,000
31	Retained Earnings	78,258
	Interest Expense		78,258

Bonds Payable

Review the journal entries on the SpringFit Corporation panel, then answer the following questions.

1. Assuming that no bonds had been issued prior to Year 1, how many different bonds appear in the journal entries for this year?

2

2. Which entry shows bonds issued at a contract rate lower than the market rate of interest? Choose the date.

July 1

3. How much interest was paid during the year on the bonds in question (2)?

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4. What is the carrying amount of the bonds in question (2) at the end of the year?

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5. Which entry shows bonds that sold for more than their face amount? Choose the date.

Jan. 1

6. How much interest was paid during the year on the bonds in question (5)?

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7. Assuming that straight-line amortization is used for the bonds in question (5), what is the bond life?

10 years

8. What is the carrying value of the bonds in question (5) at the end of the year?

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