Entries for Issuing Bonds and Amortizing Discount by Straight-Line Method On the first day of its fiscal year, Chin Company issued $19,500,000 of five-year, 6% bonds to finance its operations of producing and selling home improvement products. Interest is payable semiannually. The bonds were issued at a market (effective) interest rate of 8%, resulting in Chin Company receiving cash of $17,918,297. a. Journalize the entries to record the following: Issuance of the bonds. First semiannual interest payment. The bond discount amortization, using the straight-line method, is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) Second semiannual interest payment. The bond discount amortization, using the straight-line method, is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. 1. fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_2 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_3 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_5 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_6 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_8 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_9 2. fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_11 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_12 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_14 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_15 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_17 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_18 3. fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_20 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_21 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_23 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_24 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_26 fill in the blank d740c1f88063034_27 b. Determine the amount of the bond interest expense for the first year. $fill in the blank dcc71505b04ffed_1 c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for only $17,918,297 rather than for the face amount of $19,500,000? The market rate of interest is the contract rate of interest.
Entries for Issuing Bonds and Amortizing Discount by Straight-Line Method
On the first day of its fiscal year, Chin Company issued $19,500,000 of five-year, 6% bonds to finance its operations of producing and selling home improvement products. Interest is payable semiannually. The bonds were issued at a market (effective) interest rate of 8%, resulting in Chin Company receiving cash of $17,918,297.
a.
- Issuance of the bonds.
- First semiannual interest payment. The bond discount amortization, using the straight-line method, is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
- Second semiannual interest payment. The bond discount amortization, using the straight-line method, is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
For a compound transaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
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b. Determine the amount of the bond interest expense for the first year.
$fill in the blank dcc71505b04ffed_1
c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for only $17,918,297 rather than for the face amount of $19,500,000?
The market rate of interest is the contract rate of interest.
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