Question

On November 1, 2019, a firm accepted a 5-month, 10 percent note for $1,080 from a customer with an overdue balance. The accrued interest recorded for this note for the year ended December 31, 2019, is

Answer 1

Answer: $18

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that On November 1, 2019, a firm accepted a 5-month, 10 percent note for $1,080 from a customer with an overdue balance.

The accrued interest recorded for this note for the year ended December 31, 2019 goes thus:

The value of notes receivable is $1080, then the interest for 5 months will be:

= ($1080 × 10% ×5)/100 × 12

= $54000/1200

= $45

We are further told that the interest accrued from November 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. This means that it was for 2 months. The accrued interest will now be:

= $45 × 2/5

= $90/5

= $18