On the first day of its fiscal year, Chin Company issued $10,000,000 of five-year, 7% 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 receiving cash of $9,594,415. a. Journalize the entries to record the following: Issuance of the bonds. First semiannual interest payment. The bond discount is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) Second semiannual interest payment. The bond discount is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
Entries for Issuing Bonds and Amortizing Discount by Straight-Line Method
On the first day of its fiscal year, Chin Company issued $10,000,000 of five-year, 7% 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 receiving cash of $9,594,415.
a.
- Issuance of the bonds.
- First semiannual interest payment. The bond discount is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
- Second semiannual interest payment. The bond discount is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.)
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b. Determine the amount of the bond interest expense for the first year.
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c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for only $9,594,415 rather than for the face amount of $10,000,000?
The market rate of interest is the contract rate of interest. Therefore, inventors willing to pay the full face amount of the bonds.
As posted multiple sub parts we are answering only first three sub pats kindly repost the unanswered question as a separate question.
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