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Dailey Company issued $609,000, 9%, 15-year bonds on December 31, 2013, for $584

ID: 2471119 • Letter: D

Question

Dailey Company issued $609,000, 9%, 15-year bonds on December 31, 2013, for $584,640. Interest is payable annually on December 31. Dailey uses the straight-line method to amortize bond premium or discount. Prepare the journal entries to record the following events. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) The issuance of the bonds. The payment of interest and the discount amortization on December 31, 2014. The redemption of the bonds at maturity, assuming interest for the last interest period has been paid and recorded.

Explanation / Answer

Prepare Journal entries:

(a)

The issuance of the bonds:

Date

Account title & explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec 31,
2013

Cash

$        584,640

Discount on bond payable

$          24,360

              Bonds payable

$        609,000

(b)

Date

Account title & explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec 31,
2014

Interest expenses ($609,000 *9%)

$          54,810

          Discount on bonds payable ($24,360/15)

$            1,624

          Cash

$          53,186

(c)

Date

Account title & explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec 31,
2028

Bonds payable

$        609,000

              Cash

$        609,000

Date

Account title & explanation

Debit

Credit

Dec 31,
2013

Cash

$        584,640

Discount on bond payable

$          24,360

              Bonds payable

$        609,000