On January 1, Year 1, Mason Corp. sold $100,000 of its own 6 percent, 10-year bonds. Interest
Question:
On January 1, Year 1, Mason Corp. sold $100,000 of its own 6 percent, 10-year bonds. Interest is payable annually on December 31. The bonds were sold to yield an effective interest rate of 5 percent. Mason Corp. uses the effective interest rate method. The bonds sold for $104,330.
Required
a. Determine the cash proceeds received and the premium on bonds payable.
b. Calculate interest expense and bond premium amortization for Year 1 and Year 2. (Assume effective interest amortization.)
c. Calculate interest expense and bond premium amortization for December 31, Year 1. (Assume straight-line amortization.)
d. Calculate the amount of interest expense for Year 4. (Assume effective interest amortization.)
e. Calculate the amount of interest expense for Year 4. (Assume straight-line amortization.)
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Introductory Financial Accounting for Business
ISBN: 978-1260299441
1st edition
Authors: Thomas Edmonds, Christopher Edmonds
