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Venezuela Co. is building a new hockey arena at a cost of $2,500,000. It receive

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Question

Venezuela Co. is building a new hockey arena at a cost of $2,500,000. It received a down payment of $500,000 from local businesses to support the project, and now needs to borrow $2,000,000 to complete the project. It therefore decides to issue $2,000,000 of 10.5%, 10-year bonds. These bonds were issued on January 1, 2009, and pay interest annually on each January 1. The bonds yield 10%.

REQUIRED:

a) Calculate the issue price of the bonds.

b) Prepare the journal entry for the issuance of the bonds.

c) Prepare a bond amortization schedule up to and including January 1, 2013, using the effective-interest method.

d) Assume that on July 1, 2012, Venezuela Co. retires half of the bonds at a cost of $1,065,000 plus accrued interest. Prepare the journal entry to record this retirement.

Explanation / Answer

Answer a

Present value of the principal (PV of $1 for 10 periods at 10%) => $2000000 × 0.38554 = = $771080

Present value of the interest (PV of a $1 anuity for 10 periods at10%) => $210,000 × 6.14457 => $1290360

Issue price of the bonds. => $2061440

Answer b

Cash A/c Dr. $2061440

To Bonds Payable A/c Cr. $2000000

To Premium on Bonds A/c Cr. $61440

Answer c

Answer d

Percentage of bonds to be retired in the year => 50%

Carrying value on Jan 1, 2012, of the bonds to be retired => $1024338

interest on bonds to be retired on july 01, 2012

Interest paid => 52500 , Interest expense=> 51217, Pre. Ammor. => 1283, Carrying Value => 1023055

Jouirnal entry

Entry for accrued interest

Interest Expense A/c Dr. $51217

Premium on Bond Payable A/c Dr. $1283

To Cash A/c Cr. $52500

Entry for reacquisition

Bonds Payable A/c Dr. $1000000

Premium on Bonds Payable A/c Dr. $23055

Loss On redemption of Bonds A/c Dr. $41945

To Cash A/c Cr. $1065000

Date Interest Paid Interest expense Premium Amortization Bond Carrying Value 01/01/2009 2061440 01/01/2010 210000 206144 3856 2057584 01/01/2011 210000 205758 4242 2053342 01/01/2012 210000 205334 4666 2048676 01/01/2013 210000 204868 5132 2043544