Yuen Long Carecenters Inc. provides financing and capital to the health-care industry, with a particular focus on

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Yuen Long Carecenters Inc. provides financing and capital to the health-care industry, with a particular focus on nursing homes for the elderly. The following selected transactions relate to bonds acquired as an investment by Yuen Long, whose fiscal year ends on December 31.


2014
Jan. 1 Purchased at face value HK$2,000,000 of Franco Nursing Centers, Inc., 10-year, 8% bonds dated January 1, 2014, directly from Franco.
July 1 Received the semiannual interest on the Franco bonds.
Dec. 31 Accrual of interest at year-end on the Franco bonds.
(Assume that all intervening transactions and adjustments have been properly recorded and that the number of bonds owned has not changed from December 31, 2014, to December 31, 2016.)


2017
Jan. 1 Received the semiannual interest on the Franco bonds.
Jan. 1 Sold HK$1,000,000 Franco bonds at 106.
July 1 Received the semiannual interest on the Franco bonds.
Dec. 31 Accrual of interest at year-end on the Franco bonds.


Instructions
(a) Journalize the listed transactions for the years 2014 and 2017.
(b) Show the statement of financial position presentation of the bonds and interest receivable at December 31, 2014. Assume the investments are considered long-term.

Face Value
Face value is a financial term used to describe the nominal or dollar value of a security, as stated by its issuer. For stocks, the face value is the original cost of the stock, as listed on the certificate. For bonds, it is the amount paid to the...
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Financial Accounting IFRS

ISBN: 978-1118285909

2nd edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso

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