One means for a corporation to generate long-term financing is through issuance of noncurrent debt instruments in the form of bonds.

Required:

a. Describe how to account for proceeds from bonds issued with detachable stock purchase warrants.

b. Contrast a serial bond with a term (straight) bond.

c. Interest expense, under the generally accepted effective interest method, equals the book value of the debt (face value plus unamortized premium or minus unamortized discount) multiplied by the effective rate of the debt. Any premium or discount is amortized to zero over the life of the bond. Explain how both interest expense and the debt’s book value will differ from year-to-year for debt issued at a premium versus a discount.

d. Describe how to account for and classify any gain or loss from reacquisition of a long-term bond prior to its maturity.

e. Assess accounting for bonds in the analysis of financial statements.