Question: (Term Modification with GainDebtors Entries) Use the same information as in E14-21 above except that Firstar Bank reduced the principal to $1,300,000 rather than $1,600,000.

(Term Modification with Gain—Debtor’s Entries) Use the same information as in E14-21 above except that Firstar Bank reduced the principal to $1,300,000 rather than $1,600,000. On January 1, 2011, Bradtke pays $1,300,000 in cash to Firstar Bank for the principal.

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(a) Can Bradtke Company record a gain under this term modification? If yes, compute the gain for Bradtke Company.

(b) Prepare the journal entries to record the gain on Bradtke’s books.

(c) What interest rate should Bradtke use to compute its interest expense in future periods? Will your answer be the same as in E14-21 above? Why or why not?

(d) Prepare the interest payment schedule of the note for Bradtke Company after the debt restructuring.

(e) Prepare the interest payment entries for Bradtke Company on December 31, of 2008, 2009, and 2010.

(f) What entry should Bradtke make on January 1, 2011?

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