Question

Alden Trucking Company is replacing part of its fleet of trucks by purchasing them under a note agreement with Kenworthy on January 1, 2019. Alden financed $37,908,000, and the note agreement will require $10 million in annual payments starting on December 31, 2019 and continuing for a total of four more years (final payment December 31, 2023). Kenworthy will charge Alden Trucking Company the market interest rate of 10% compounded annually. Upon the first payment of the note on December 31, 2019, the amount of interest expense to be recorded is:

Answer 1

Answer:

The multiple choices are:

A. $1,000,000.

B. $2,790,800.

C.$3790, 800.

D.$4,000,000

The correct optio is C,$3790, 800.

Explanation:

The interest expense on the loan is usually the opening balance multiplied by the market rate interest which is 10% in this question.

In addition,we can deduct the annual repayment in order to know the closing balance of the loan.

Year   opening bal                interest expense at10% repayment   closing bal.

2019    $37,908,000      $3,790,800                $4,000,000

The closing balance is $37,908,000+  $3,790,800-$4000,000

The interest expense is 10% of the present value of $37.908,000 that is  $ 3,790,800.00