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Grider Industries issued $10,000,000 of 8% debentures on May 1, 2014 and receive

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Question

Grider Industries issued $10,000,000 of 8% debentures on May 1, 2014 and received cash totaling $8,872,628. The bonds pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1. The maturity date on these bonds is November 1, 2022. The firm uses the effective interest method of amortizing discounts and premiums. The bonds were sold to yield an effective interest rate of 10%. Calculate the total dollar amount 1. interest expense and 2. discount or premium amortization during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2015, 2015. Show computations

Explanation / Answer

Prepare the amortization table:

Date

Interest
payment
stated
4% * Face value

Interest expenses
Mkt 5%*Previous
BV in G

Amortization
of bond discount
C minus B

Debit balance
in the account
bond discount

Credit balance
in the account
Bonds payable

Book value
of the bonds
F minus E

May 1, 2014

$ 1,127,372

$ 10,000,000

$   8,872,628

Nov1, 2014

$ 400,000

$ 443,631

$        43,631

$ 1,083,741

$ 10,000,000

$   8,916,259

May 1, 2015

$ 400,000

$ 445,813

$        45,813

$ 1,037,928

$ 10,000,000

$   8,962,072

Nov1, 2015

$ 400,000

$ 448,104

$        48,104

$     989,824

$ 10,000,000

$   9,010,176

May 1, 2016

$ 400,000

$ 450,509

$        50,509

$     939,315

$ 10,000,000

$   9,060,685

Nov1, 2016

$ 400,000

$ 453,034

$        53,034

$     886,281

$ 10,000,000

$   9,113,719

May 1, 2017

$ 400,000

$ 455,686

$        55,686

$     830,595

$ 10,000,000

$   9,169,405

Nov1, 2017

$ 400,000

$ 458,470

$        58,470

$     772,125

$ 10,000,000

$   9,227,875

May 1, 2018

$ 400,000

$ 461,394

$        61,394

$     710,731

$ 10,000,000

$   9,289,269

Nov1, 2018

$ 400,000

$ 464,463

$        64,463

$     646,268

$ 10,000,000

$   9,353,732

May 1, 2019

$ 400,000

$ 467,687

$        67,687

$     578,581

$ 10,000,000

$   9,421,419

Nov1, 2019

$ 400,000

$ 471,071

$        71,071

$     507,510

$ 10,000,000

$   9,492,490

May 1, 2020

$ 400,000

$ 474,625

$        74,625

$     432,885

$ 10,000,000

$   9,567,115

Nov1, 2020

$ 400,000

$ 478,356

$       78,356

$     354,530

$ 10,000,000

$   9,645,470

May 1, 2021

$ 400,000

$ 482,274

$        82,274

$     272,256

$ 10,000,000

$   9,727,744

Nov1, 2021

$ 400,000

$ 486,387

$        86,387

$     185,869

$ 10,000,000

$   9,814,131

May 1, 2022

$ 400,000

$ 490,707

$        90,707

$        95,163

$ 10,000,000

$   9,904,837

Nov1, 2022

$ 400,000

$ 495,242

$        95,242

$                 -  

$ 10,000,000

$10,000,000

1.

Calculate the interest expense:

Interest expenses are $6,800,000.

2.

The bonds are issued at discount $1,127,372 ($100,000,000 - $8,872,628) amortization discount at 2014 and 2015 are $43,631, $45,813 and $48,104, $50,509.

Date

Interest
payment
stated
4% * Face value

Interest expenses
Mkt 5%*Previous
BV in G

Amortization
of bond discount
C minus B

Debit balance
in the account
bond discount

Credit balance
in the account
Bonds payable

Book value
of the bonds
F minus E

May 1, 2014

$ 1,127,372

$ 10,000,000

$   8,872,628

Nov1, 2014

$ 400,000

$ 443,631

$        43,631

$ 1,083,741

$ 10,000,000

$   8,916,259

May 1, 2015

$ 400,000

$ 445,813

$        45,813

$ 1,037,928

$ 10,000,000

$   8,962,072

Nov1, 2015

$ 400,000

$ 448,104

$        48,104

$     989,824

$ 10,000,000

$   9,010,176

May 1, 2016

$ 400,000

$ 450,509

$        50,509

$     939,315

$ 10,000,000

$   9,060,685

Nov1, 2016

$ 400,000

$ 453,034

$        53,034

$     886,281

$ 10,000,000

$   9,113,719

May 1, 2017

$ 400,000

$ 455,686

$        55,686

$     830,595

$ 10,000,000

$   9,169,405

Nov1, 2017

$ 400,000

$ 458,470

$        58,470

$     772,125

$ 10,000,000

$   9,227,875

May 1, 2018

$ 400,000

$ 461,394

$        61,394

$     710,731

$ 10,000,000

$   9,289,269

Nov1, 2018

$ 400,000

$ 464,463

$        64,463

$     646,268

$ 10,000,000

$   9,353,732

May 1, 2019

$ 400,000

$ 467,687

$        67,687

$     578,581

$ 10,000,000

$   9,421,419

Nov1, 2019

$ 400,000

$ 471,071

$        71,071

$     507,510

$ 10,000,000

$   9,492,490

May 1, 2020

$ 400,000

$ 474,625

$        74,625

$     432,885

$ 10,000,000

$   9,567,115

Nov1, 2020

$ 400,000

$ 478,356

$       78,356

$     354,530

$ 10,000,000

$   9,645,470

May 1, 2021

$ 400,000

$ 482,274

$        82,274

$     272,256

$ 10,000,000

$   9,727,744

Nov1, 2021

$ 400,000

$ 486,387

$        86,387

$     185,869

$ 10,000,000

$   9,814,131

May 1, 2022

$ 400,000

$ 490,707

$        90,707

$        95,163

$ 10,000,000

$   9,904,837

Nov1, 2022

$ 400,000

$ 495,242

$        95,242

$                 -  

$ 10,000,000

$10,000,000