Norwood Ltd received the following bills during the last 3 months of the financial year ended 30
Question:
Norwood Ltd received the following bills during the last 3 months of the financial year ended 30 June.
Date of bill | Amount of debt | Term of bill | Interest rate | Date of discount | Discount rate |
1. April 1 2. May 2 3. May 15 4. June 1 5. June 8 6. June 16 | $10 000 16 000 13 000 8 500 11 000 14 000 | 60 days 90 days 60 days 60 days 60 days 60 days | 8% 9% 10% 9% 8% 10% | May 1 June 11 June 24 | 10% 11% 10% |
Required
A. Determine the due date and the maturity value for each bill; for bills 1, 2 and 5, determine also the discount period, the amount of discount, and the net proceeds.
B. Prepare journal entries to record the discounting of bills 1, 2 and 5 at the bank.
C. Prepare a journal entry to accrue interest on bills 3, 4 and 6 on 30 June.
D. Prepare journal entries to record the collection of bills 3, 4 and 6 in the next financial year.
MaturityMaturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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