On January 1, 2018, West Company purchased $600,000 of 6%, 5-year bonds, as an available-for-sale security, with interest payabl
e on July 1 and January 1. The bonds sell for $623,625, which results in a premium of $23,625 and an effective interest of 4%.
Required:
a. Prepare the journal entry on January 1, 2018.
Required:
a. Prepare the journal entry on January 1, 2018.
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<u>Given:</u>
Total assets before journalizing and posting the adjusting = $128,800
Expired insurance = $800
Expired rent = $2,400
Depreciation = $900
<u>To find:</u>
Total assets after journalizing and posting the adjusting
<u>Solution:</u>
To determine the value of the total assets after journalizing and posting the adjustment, we have to subtract all the given values i.e, the expired rent, expired insurance and the depreciation values from the total assets before journalizing and posting the adjusting.
The calculation is as follows,
Total assets after journalizing and posting the adjusting
Therefore, the required value of the total assets after journalizing and posting the adjusting is $124,700.