Question

On June 30, 2017, Prouty Co. had outstanding 9%, $5,000,000 face amount, 10-year bonds that pay interest semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. The unamortized balance in the bond discount account on June 30, 2017 was $200,000. On June 30, 2017, Prouty acquired all of these bonds at 101 and retired them. What amount of gain or loss would Prouty record on this early extinguishment of debt

Answer 1

Answer: $250,000 loss

Explanation:

The bonds' net carrying amount is

=($5,000,000 - $200,000)

= $4,800,000.

The loss on extinguishment is

=($5,000,000 X 1.01) - $4,800,000

= $250,000.