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Please answer all 4 of the questions. I will leave a thumbs up, thank you!

Wart Ltd issued $8,000,000 face value, five-year, 10% bonds on August 1, 2015 when the market rate of interest was 12%. Interest payments are due quarterly. Wart has a December 31 year end and has adopted the straight-line method of amortizing any premium or discount that may result from the issuance of various financial instruments. Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds. Prepare all journal entries required to record the first full year the bonds arc outstanding Clearly outline how all bond related items would be shown on the yearend Statement of Financial Position of Wart Ltd. What is the interest expense that will be shown on the year end income statement of Wart Ltd?

Explanation / Answer

1.

Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds:

Date

Account title & explanation

Debit

Credit

1-Aug-15

Cash

$    7,404,295

Discounts on bonds payable

$        595,705

      Bonds payable

$    8,000,000

For first quarter:

Date

Account title & explanation

Debit

Credit

Sep 30, 2015

Interest expense

$        229,785

      Discounts on bonds payable

$          29,785

      Cash

$        200,000

Date

Account title & explanation

Debit

Credit

1-Aug-15

Cash

$    7,404,295

Discounts on bonds payable

$        595,705

      Bonds payable

$    8,000,000

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