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, 20Y4

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	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1	Jan. 1	Cash		1,004,720.00		?
2		Premium on Bonds Payable			58,720.00		?
3		Bonds Payable			946,000.00		?
4	Jun. 30	Interest Expense		18,349.00				?
5		Premium on Bonds Payable		2,936.00			?
6		Cash			21,285.00	?
7	Jul. 1	Cash		1,729,164.00		?
8		Discount on Bonds Payable		70,836.00			?
9		Bonds Payable			1,800,000.00		?
10	Oct. 1	Cash		1,500,000.00		?
11		Notes Payable			1,500,000.00		?
12	Dec. 31	Interest Expense		18,349.00				?
13		Premium on Bonds Payable		2,936.00			?
14		Cash			21,285.00	?
15	31	Interest Expense		22,500.00				?
16		Interest Payable			22,500.00		?
17	31	Interest Expense		37,403.00				?
18		Discount on Bonds Payable			5,903.00		?
19		Cash			31,500.00	?
20	31	Income Summary		96,601.00				?
21		Interest Expense			96,601.00			?

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 20Y4, how many different bonds appear in the journal entries for this year?
2.	Which entry shows bonds issued at a contract rate lower than the market rate of interest? Choose the date.
3.	How much interest was paid during the year on the bonds in question (2)?
4.	What is the carrying amount of the bonds in question (2) at the end of the year?
5.	Which entry shows bonds that sold for more than their face amount? Choose the date.
6.	How much interest was paid during the year on the bonds in question (5)?
7.	Assuming that straight-line amortization is used for the bonds in (5), what is the bond life?
8.	What is the carrying value of the bonds in question (5) at the end of the year?
9.	Considering only the 20Y4 journal entries, how much interest was probably accrued on the note payable issued during the year?

20Y5 Journal Entries

You have been asked to continue your work on the SpringFit Corporation audit. The journal entries for the current year are shown as follows:

Journal Entries, 20Y5

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	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1	Jun. 30	Interest Expense		18,349.00				?
2		Premium on Bonds Payable		2,936.00			?
3		Cash			21,285.00	?
4	30	Interest Expense		37,403.00				?
5		Discount on Bonds Payable			5,903.00		?
6		Cash			31,500.00	?
7	30	Bonds Payable		1,800,000.00			?
8		Gain on Redemption of Bonds			41,000.00			?
9		Discount on Bonds Payable			59,030.00		?
10		Cash			1,699,970.00	?
11	Sep. 30	Interest Expense		67,500.00				?
12		Interest Payable		22,500.00			?
13		Notes Payable		342,887.00			?
14		Cash			432,887.00	?
15	Dec. 31	Interest Expense		17,357.00				?
16		Interest Payable			17,357.00		?
17	31	Interest Expense		18,349.00				?
18		Premium on Bonds Payable		2,936.00			?
19		Cash			21,285.00	?
20	31	Income Summary		158,958.00				?
21		Interest Expense			158,958.00			?
22	31	Bonds Payable		473,000.00			?
23		Premium on Bonds Payable		23,488.00			?
24		Loss on Redemption of Bonds		20,600.00				?
25		Cash			517,088.00	?

Final Questions

Considering the journal entries for both years, answer the following questions.

1.	What is the yearly payment amount required for the note payable? (Assume it is an installment note.)
2.	What is the interest rate on the note payable?
3.	Were the bonds in the entry on Dec. 31 of 20Y5 redeemed at maturity?
4.	You suspect there is an error in one of the bond redemption entries. Assuming that the amounts are correct, which entry is questionable? Why?
5.	Why do some bonds sell below face value?

6. Which of the following items are amortized? Check all that apply.

Interest expenses

Discounts

Contract rate of interest

Premiums

Redemption amount

Future cash receipts

Bonds

It depends on the face value of the bond