On January 1, 2019, Kelly Corporation acquired bonds with a face value of $400,000 for $387,580.27, a
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On January 1, 2019, Kelly Corporation acquired bonds with a face value of $400,000 for $387,580.27, a price that yields a 12% effective annual interest rate. The bonds carry a 11% stated rate of interest, pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31, are due December 31, 2022, and are being held to maturity
Required:
| Prepare journal entries to record the purchase of the bonds and the first two interest receipts using the: |
| 1. | straight-line method of amortization |
| 2. | effective interest method of amortization |
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1. Prepare journal entries to record the purchase of the bonds on January 1 and the first two interest receipts on June 30 and December 31 using the straight-line method of amortization.
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2. Prepare journal entries to record the purchase of the bonds on January 1 and the first two interest receipts on June 30 and December 31 using the effective interest method of amortization.
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Q2. On March 31, 2019, Brodie Corporation acquired bonds with a par value of $300,000 for $319,800. The bonds are due December 31, 2024, carry a 8% annual interest rate, pay interest on June 30 and December 31, and are being held to maturity. The accrued interest is included in the acquisition price of the bonds. Brodie uses straight-line amortization.
Required:
| 1. | Prepare journal entries for Brodie to record the purchase of the bonds and the first two interest receipts. |
| 2. | Next LevelIf Brodie failed to separately record the interest at acquisition, explain the errors that would occur in the company's financial statements (no calculations are required). |
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1. Prepare journal entries for Brodie to record the purchase of the bonds on March 31 and the first two interest receipts on June 30 and December 31.
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Q3. On November 1, 2018, Reid Corporation acquired bonds with a face value of $500,000 for $481,156.15. The bonds carry a stated rate of interest of 10%, were purchased to yield 11%, pay interest semiannually on April 30 and October 31, were purchased to be held to maturity, and are due October 31, 2022. On November 1, 2019, in contemplation of a major acquisition, the bonds were sold for $500,000. Reid is on a fiscal year accounting period ending October 31 and uses the effective interest method.
Required:
| Prepare journal entries to record the purchase of the bonds, the interest receipts on April 30, 2019, and October 31, 2019, and the sale of the bonds. |
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Prepare journal entries to record the purchase of the bonds, the interest receipts on April 30, 2019, and October 31, 2019, and the sale of the bonds.
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Q4. On January 1, 2019, Rodgers Company purchased $400,000 face value, 10%, 3-year bonds for $390,009.00, a price that yields a 11% effective annual interest rate. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31.
Required:
| 1. | Record the purchase of the bonds. |
| 2. | Prepare an investment interest income and discount amortization schedule using the effective interest method. |
| 3. | Record the receipts of interest on June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2021. |
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1. Record the purchase of the bonds on January 1, 2019.
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3. Record the receipts of interest on June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2021.
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Analysis
2. Prepare an investment interest income and discount amortization schedule using the effective interest method.
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| Bond Investment Interest Income and Discount Amortization Schedule |
| Effective Interest Method |
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Q5. At the end of 2018, Hodge Company prepared the following schedule of investments in trading debt securities (all of which were acquired at par value):
| Company | 12/31/2018 Book Value | 12/31/2018 Fair Value |
| Thompson Company | $75,000 | $74,200 |
| Stevens Company | 40,000 | 43,100 |
| Totals | $115,000 | $117,300 |
During 2019, the following transactions occurred:
| July 1 | Purchased Little Company debt securities for $100,000 (which is equal to par value). The securities carry an annual interest rate of 10%, mature on December 31, 2021, and pay interest seminannually on July 1 and December 31. |
| Oct. 11 | Sold all of the Thompson Company securities for $73,000 plus interest of $2,800. |
| Dec. 31 | Received interest of $5,000 on the Stevens Company and Little Company debt securities, and the following yearend total market values were available: Stevens Company debt securities, $45,000; Little Company debt securities, $98,000. |
Required:
| 1. | Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information. |
| 2. | Next LevelIf Terry uses IFRS, how would the accounting for investments be different from U.S. GAAP? |
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1. Prepare journal entries to the transactions.
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Q6. On December 31, 2018, Marsh Company held Xenon Company bonds in its portfolio of available-for-sale securities. The bonds have a par value of $15,000, carry a 10% annual interest rate, mature in 2025, and had originally been purchased at par. The market value of the bonds at December 31, 2018 was $13,000. The December 31, 2018, balance sheet showed the following:
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| 2 | Investment in Available-for-Sale Securities | $15,000.00 |
| 3 | Less: Allowance for Change in Fair Value of Investment | (2,000.00) |
| 4 | $13,000.00 | |
| 5 | Shareholders' Equity: | |
| 6 | Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss | $(2,000.00) |
On January 1, 2019, Marsh acquired bonds of Yellow Company with a par value of $16,000 for $16,200. The Yellow Company bonds carry an annual interest rate of 12% and mature on December 31, 2023. Additionally, Marsh acquired Zebra Company bonds with a face value of 18,000 for $17,600. The Zebra Company bonds carry an 8% annual interest rate and mature on December 31, 2028. At the end of 2019, the respective market values of the bonds were: Xenon, $14,000; Yellow, $18,000; and Zebra, $20,000. Marsh classifies all of the debt securities as available-for-sale as it does not intend to hold them to maturity nor does it intend to actively buy and sell them. Assume that Marsh uses the straight-line method to amortize any discounts or premiums.
Required:
| 1. | Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the purchase of the investments on January 1, 2019, the annual interest payments on December 31, 2019, and the adjusting entry needed on December 31, 2019. |
| 2. | What would Marsh disclose on its December 31, 2019, balance sheet related to these investments? |
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1. Prepare the journal entries necessary to record the purchase of the investments in 2019, the annual interest payments on December 31, 2019.
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Balance Sheet
2. What would Marsh disclose on its December 31, 2019, balance sheet related to these investments?
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Q7.At the beginning of 2019, Ace Company had the following portfolio of investments in available-for-sale debt securities (all of which were acquired at par value):
| Security | Cost | 1/1/19 Fair Value |
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| A | $35,000 | $44,000 |
| B | 53,000 | 50,000 |
| Totals | $88,000 | $94,000 |
During 2019, the following transactions occurred:
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| May | 3 | Purchased C debt securities at their par value for $50,000. |
| July | 1 | Sold all of the A securities for $44,000 plus interest of $1,000. |
| Dec. | 31 | Received interest of $1,000 on the B and C securities. Additionally the following information was available: |
| Security | 12/31/19 Fair Value |
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| B | $58,000 |
| C | 53,000 |
Required:
| 1. | Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information. |
| 2. | What is the balance in the Unrealized Holding Gain/Loss account on December 31, 2019? |
| 3. | Next LevelWhat justification does the FASB give for its treatment of unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sale securities? |
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1. Prepare journal entries to record the 2019 transactions.
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