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Lassen Corporation issued ten-year term bonds on January 1, 2017, with a face va

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Question

Lassen Corporation issued ten-year term bonds on January 1, 2017, with a face value of $800,000. The face interest rate is 6 percent and interest is payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds were issued for $690,960 to yeild an effective annual rate of 8 percent. The effective interest method of amortization is to be used. Prepare an bonds amortization table for the first three periods. What is the journal entryto record the second six-month period interest payment? Round to the nearest dollar.

Explanation / Answer

SOLUTION :

AMORISATION TABLE

Date

Interest (3%)
800000*0.03

Market rate (4%)

amortisation

Unamortised discount

Book value

A

B

C = F X 0.04

D = C-B

E

F = OPENING BALANCE + D

JAN 1, 2017

109040

690960

Jun 30, 2017

             24,000

         27,638

               3,638

             105,402

               694,598

DEC 31, 2017

             24,000

         27,784

               3,784

             101,618

               698,382

Jun 30, 2018

             24,000

         27,935

               3,935

               97,682

               702,318

             24,000

         28,093

               4,093

               93,590

               706,410

             24,000

         28,256

               4,256

               89,333

               710,667

             24,000

         28,427

               4,427

               84,907

               715,093

             24,000

         28,604

               4,604

               80,303

               719,697

             24,000

         28,788

               4,788

               75,515

               724,485

             24,000

         28,979

               4,979

               70,536

               729,464

             24,000

         29,179

               5,179

               65,357

               734,643

             24,000

         29,386

               5,386

               59,971

               740,029

             24,000

         29,601

               5,601

               54,370

               745,630

             24,000

         29,825

               5,825

               48,545

               751,455

             24,000

         30,058

               6,058

               42,487

               757,513

             24,000

         30,301

               6,301

               36,186

               763,814

             24,000

         30,553

               6,553

               29,634

               770,366

             24,000

         30,815

               6,815

               22,819

               777,181

             24,000

         31,087

               7,087

               15,732

               784,268

             24,000

         31,371

               7,371

                 8,361

               791,639

DEC 31, 2036

             24,000

         31,666

               8,361

                        -  

               800,000

JOURNAL ENTRYTO RECORD THE SECOND SIX-MONTH PERIOD INTEREST PAYMENT

DEC 31, 2017

INTEREST EXPENSE

         27,784

       DISCOUNT ON BOND PAYABLE

        3,784

       CASH

     24,000

Date

Interest (3%)
800000*0.03

Market rate (4%)

amortisation

Unamortised discount

Book value

A

B

C = F X 0.04

D = C-B

E

F = OPENING BALANCE + D

JAN 1, 2017

109040

690960

Jun 30, 2017

             24,000

         27,638

               3,638

             105,402

               694,598

DEC 31, 2017

             24,000

         27,784

               3,784

             101,618

               698,382

Jun 30, 2018

             24,000

         27,935

               3,935

               97,682

               702,318

             24,000

         28,093

               4,093

               93,590

               706,410

             24,000

         28,256

               4,256

               89,333

               710,667

             24,000

         28,427

               4,427

               84,907

               715,093

             24,000

         28,604

               4,604

               80,303

               719,697

             24,000

         28,788

               4,788

               75,515

               724,485

             24,000

         28,979

               4,979

               70,536

               729,464

             24,000

         29,179

               5,179

               65,357

               734,643

             24,000

         29,386

               5,386

               59,971

               740,029

             24,000

         29,601

               5,601

               54,370

               745,630

             24,000

         29,825

               5,825

               48,545

               751,455

             24,000

         30,058

               6,058

               42,487

               757,513

             24,000

         30,301

               6,301

               36,186

               763,814

             24,000

         30,553

               6,553

               29,634

               770,366

             24,000

         30,815

               6,815

               22,819

               777,181

             24,000

         31,087

               7,087

               15,732

               784,268

             24,000

         31,371

               7,371

                 8,361

               791,639

DEC 31, 2036

             24,000

         31,666

               8,361

                        -  

               800,000