Zues Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $800,000 and a coupon rate

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Zues Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $800,000 and a coupon rate of 4 percent. The bonds mature in two years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Zues uses the effective-interest amortization method and also uses a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 6 percent.


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1. Provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.
2. Provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 and December 31 of this year.
3. What bonds payable amount will Zues report on this year’s December 31 balance sheet?

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781264229734

11th Edition

Authors: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Frank Hodge

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