On April 1, 2021, Western Communications, Inc., issued 12% bonds, dated March 1, 2021,with face amount of $44 million. The bonds sold for $43.3 million and mature on February28, 2024. Interest is paid semiannually on August 31 and February 28. StillworthCorporation acquired $44,000 of the bonds as a long-term investment. The fiscal years ofboth firms end December 31, and both firms use the straight-line method.Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries to record (a) issuance of the bonds by Western and(b) Stillworth's investment on April 1, 2021.2. Prepare the journal entries by both firms to record all subsequent events related to thebonds through maturity.

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On July 2, 2018, McGraw Corporation issued 500,000 of convertible bonds. Each 1,000 bond could be converted into 20 shares of the companys 5 par value stock. On July 3, 2020, when the bonds had an unamortized discount of 7,400 and the market value of the McGraw shares was 52 per share, all the bonds were converted into common stock. Required: 1. Prepare the journal entry to record the conversion of the bonds under (a) the book value method and (b) the market value method. 2. Compute the companys debt-to-equity ratio (total liabilities divided by total shareholders equity, as described in Chapter 6) under each alternative. Assume the companys other liabilities are 2 million and shareholders equity before the conversion is 3 million. 3. Assume the company uses IFRS and issued the bonds for 487,500 on July 2, 2018. On this date, it determined that the fair value of each bond was 930 and the fair value of the conversion option was 45 per bond. Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.
On January 1, 2019, Brewster Company issued 2,000 of its 5-year, 1,000 face value, 11% bonds dated January 1 at an effective annual interest rate (yield) of 9%. Brewster uses the effective interest method of amortization. On December 31, 2023, Brewster extinguished the 2,000 bonds early through acquisition in the open market for 1,980,000. On July 1, 2022, Brewster issued 5,000 of its 6-year, 1,000 face value, 10% convertible bonds dated July 1 at an effective annual interest rate (yield) of 12%. The bonds are convertible at the option of the investor into Brewsters common stock at a ratio of 10 shares of common stock for each bond. Brewster uses the effective interest method of amortization. On July 1, 2023, an investor in Brewsters convertible bonds tendered 1,500 bonds for conversion into 15,000 shares of Brewsters common stock, which had a market value of 105 per share at the date of the conversion. Required: 1. Using the information about Brewster, answer the following questions: a. Were the 11% bonds issued at par, at a discount, or at a premium? Why? b. Is the amount of interest expense for the 11% bonds using the effective interest method of amortization higher in the first or second year of the life of the bond issue? Why? 2. Using the information about Brewster, explain the following: a. How is a gain or loss on early extinguishment of debt determined? Does the early extinguishment of the 11% bonds result in a gain or loss? Why? b. How does Brewster report the early extinguishment of the 11% bonds on the 2023 income statement? 3. Based on the information provided about Brewster, answer the following questions: a. Does recording the conversion of the 10% convertible bonds into common stock under the book value method affect net income? What is the rationale for the book value method? b. Does recording the conversion of the 10% convertible bonds into common stock under the market value method affect net income? What is the rationale for the market value method?

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