Answer:
Legacy
1. Journal Entry:
January 1:
Debit Cash $570,443
Debit Bonds Discount $69,557
Credit Bonds Payable $640,000
To record the issuance of the bonds at a discount.
2. Total bond interest expense to be recognized over the bonds' life:
= $287,160
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
January 1, 2019
Face value of bonds issued = $640,000
Price of bonds = $570,443
Bonds discount = $69,557 ($640,000 - $570,443)
Coupon interest rate = 8.5%
Market interest rate = 12%
Maturity period = 4 years
Interest payment = semiannual on June 30 and December 31
With straight-line amortization of bonds discount, the semiannual amortization will be = $8,695
Semi-annual interest payment = $27,200 ($640,000 * 4.25%)
Semi-annual interest expense = $35,895 ($27,200 + $8,695)
Annual interest expense = $71,790
1. Transaction Analysis
January 1:
Cash $570,443 Bonds Discount $69,557 Bonds Payable $640,000
2. Total bond interest expense to be recognized over the bonds' life:
= $287,160 ($71,790 * 4) or ($35,895 * 8)
