Question

Universal Travel, Inc. borrowed $500,000 on November 1, 2021, and signed a twelve-month note bearing interest at 6%. Principal and interest are payable in full at maturity on October 31, 2022. In connection with this note, Universal Travel, Inc. should report interest payable at December 31, 2021, in the amount of: (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
a. $8,000.b. $30,000.c. $5,000.d. $25,000.

Answer 1

Answer:

The interest payable on the loan is $5,000,option C

Explanation:

The interest is the cost incurred by the company for borrowing the $500,000 since no one is willing to part with their cash in loan agreement except that they have something in return.

The company has taken custody amount for 2 months (from November 1 2021 to 31 December 2021),hence it should recognized an interest payable for 2 months,which is computed thus:

interest payable=$500,000*6%*2/12=$5,000