Question

On January 1, 2018, Surreal Manufacturing issued 600 bonds, each with a face value of $1,000, a stated interest rate of 3 percent paid annually on December 31, and a maturity date of December 31, 2020. On the issue date, the market interest rate was 4 percent, so the total proceeds from the bond issue were $583,352. Surreal uses the effective-interest bond amortization method and adjusts for any rounding errors when recording interest in the final year.
Required:
1. Prepare a bond amortization schedule 2-5.
2. Prepare the journal entries to record the bond issue, the interest payments on December 31, 2018 and 2019, the interest and face value payment on December 31, 2020 and the bond retirement.

Answer 1

Answer:

Period    Bonds        Interest    Cash        Increase in        Bonds payable

             Payable     Expenses   Paid       Bonds payable     at the end

2018     583352      23334.08   18000         5334.08          588686.1

2019     588686.1    23547.44   18000         5547.44          594233.5    

2020    594233.5   23766.48   18000         5766.48          600000

Journal entries

Jan 01 2018

Cash account Dr $583352

Discount on Bonds Payable Dr $16648

Bonds payable Cr $600000

Dec 31 2018

Interest expense Dr $23334.08

Cash account Cr $18000

Discount on bonds Payable Cr $5334.08

Dec 31 2019

Interest expense Dr $23547.44

Cash account Cr $18000

Discount on bonds Payable Cr $5547.44

Dec 31 2020

Interest expense Dr 23766.48

Cash account Cr $18000

Discount on bonds Payable Cr $5766.48

Dec 31 2020

Bonds Payable Dr $600000

Cash account Cr $600000

01.01.2020 (Redemption at 101)

Bonds Payable Dr $600000

Loss on redemption of bonds Dr $11766.48

Cash account (600000*101%) Cr $606000

Discount on bonds payable Cr $5766.48