Question

nformation taken from a Sears, Roebuck and Company annual report follows. December 31 Long-Term Debt ($ in millions) Year 2 Year 1 7% debentures, $300 million face value, due Year 11, effective rate $14.6% $ 188.6 $ 182.7 Zero coupon bonds, $500 million face value, due Year 8, effective rate 12.0% 267.9 239.2 Participating mortgages, $850 million face value, due Year 5, effective rate 8.7%, collateralized by Sears Tower and related properties 834.5 833.9 Various other long-term debt 12,444.2 16,329.2 Total long-term debt $ 13,735.2 $ 17,585.0 Required: How much interest expense did the company record during Year 2 on the 7% debentures

Answer 1

Answer:

The interest expense company recorded during Year 2 on the 7% debentures is $27,535,600

Explanation:

As the interest expense is different from the interest payment made on the debenture. It also includes some other costs. Effective interest rate includes the effects of all related costs of debentures. So the interest expense of a debenture will base the effective interest rate of the debenture.

We can calculate the Interest expense on 7% debtures as below

Interest Expense = Value of Debenture x Effective interest rate

Interest Expense = $188,600,000 x 14.6%

Interest Expense = $27,535,600