Question

On July 1, 2021, Ross-Livermore Industries issued nine-month notes in the amount of $400 million. Interest is payable at maturity. Required: Determine the amount of interest expense that should be recorded in a year-end adjusting entry under each of the following independent assumptions: (Enter your answers in millions (i.e., 10,000,000 should be entered as 10).)

Answer 1

Answer:

accrued interest owed at the end of the year = $400 x interest rate x 6/12 months

the interest rate was not given, but we can assume that it was 5% just as an example:

total accrued interest expense = $400 x 5% x 6/12 = $10

the journal entry would be

December 31, 2021

Dr Interest expense 10 million

    Cr Interest payable 10 million