Norwood Ltd received the following bills during the last 3 months of the financial year ended 30

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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.

Maturity
Maturity 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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