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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JOURNAL

ACCOUNTING EQUATION

	DATE	DESCRIPTION	POST. REF.	DEBIT	CREDIT	ASSETS	LIABILITIES	EQUITY
1	Jan. 1	Cash		1,062,060.00
2		Premium on Bonds Payable			62,060.00
3		Bonds Payable			1,000,000.00
4	Jun. 30	Interest Expense		19,397.00
5		Premium on Bonds Payable		3,103.00
6		Cash			22,500.00
7	Jul. 1	Cash		1,921,280.00
8		Discount on Bonds Payable		78,720.00
9		Bonds Payable			2,000,000.00
10	Oct. 1	Cash		1,100,000.00
11		Notes Payable			1,100,000.00
12	Dec. 31	Interest Expense		19,397.00
13		Premium on Bonds Payable		3,103.00
14		Cash			22,500.00
15	31	Interest Expense		16,500.00
16		Interest Payable			16,500.00
17	31	Interest Expense		41,560.00
18		Discount on Bonds Payable			6,560.00
19		Cash			35,000.00
20	31	Income Summary		96,854.00
21		Interest Expense			96,854.00

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
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)?
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. Jan. 1
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?

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.

Future cash receipts

Contract rate of interest

Bonds

Interest expenses

Premiums

It depends on the face value of the bond

Discounts

Redemption amount