The December 31, 2010, balance sheet of Spring Company includes the following items: 8% bonds payable due

Question:

The December 31, 2010, balance sheet of Spring Company includes the following items:

8% bonds payable due December 31, 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000

Premium on bonds payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,750

The bonds were issued on December 31, 2009, at 105, with interest payable on June 30 and December 31 of each year. The straight-line method is used for premium amortization. On April 1, 2011, Spring retired $100,000 of these bonds at 99 plus accrued interest. Prepare the journal entries to record retirement of the bonds, including accrual of interest since the last payment and amortization of the premium.

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...