Ellis Company issues 6.5%, five-year bonds dated January 1, 2019, with a $250,000 par value. The bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31 and are issued at a price of $255,333. The annual market rate is 6% on the issue date. Required 1. Compute the total bond interest expense over the bonds’ life. 2. Prepare an effective interest amortization table for the bonds’ life. 3. Prepare the journal entries to record the first two interest payments.

Ellis Company issues 6.5%, five-year bonds dated January 1, 2019, with a $250,000 par value. The bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31 and are issued at a price of $255,333. The annual market rate is 6% on the issue date. Required 1. Compute the total bond interest expense over the bonds’ life. 2. Prepare an effective interest amortization table for the bonds’ life. 3. Prepare the journal entries to record the first two interest payments.

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter14: Financing Liabilities: Bonds And Long-term Notes Payable

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