Question

On August 1, 2020, Ascent Corp. borrowed $80,000 cash on an 8-month note payable with a 7% annual rate that requires Ascent to pay all the interest and principal on April 1, 2021. Assuming the necessary adjusting entry to accrue interest expense was properly recorded on December 31, 2020, the journal entries to record the payment of interest on April 1, 2021 will include a (Round to the nearest whole dollar, if necessary):

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

Interest payable:

= Borrowed amount × rate of interest × given months ÷ total months

= $80,000 × 7% × 5 ÷ 12

= $2,333.33

And,

Interest expense:

= Borrowed amount × rate of interest × given months ÷ total months

= $80,000 × 7% × 3 ÷ 12

= $1,400

So here for recording the payment of interest the interest payable is debited for $2,333.33

The same is to be considered