Question: On July 1 , 2 0 1 5 , ABC Co . issued 1 0 - year, $ 4 , 5 7 4 million maturity

On July 1,2015, ABC Co. issued 10-year, $4,574 million maturity value, 3% coupon bonds when the market rate was 2% for a cash price of $4,994 million. Interest was payable semi-annually on Dec. 31 and June 30. ABC also issued $3,527 million face value, 20-year, zero coupon bonds on July 1,2017, that matured on June 30,2037, for a cash price of $2,619million. The effective market interest rate at issuance was 1.5%. ABC repurchased $1,143 million face value coupon bonds on June 30,2020 for $1,220 million cash (after interest was paid) and $582 million in face value of the zero-coupon bonds on June 30,2021 for a purchase price of $432 million cash.
Questions 1 through 6 use what you have learned about coupon bonds as well as the explanation of zero-coupon bonds on p.542 of your text. You may research online to help you answer questions 7 and 8. PLEASE PROVIDE IN-TEXT CITATIONS AS WELL AS A CITATIONS LIST FOR YOUR ANSWERS to questions 7 and 8. Please answer in complete sentences and show your calculations for numerical answers and journal entries.
Rounding: Round to nearest million with no decimals. This includes all interim number calculations like cash interest. Example: 4168 M x .1968=820.26=820 M. Do not include .26 or add zeroes. Round percentages in Question 6 to two decimal places and dollar amounts should be in millions with no decimals. Rounding a percentage to two decimals example: 422/1368=.30847=30.85%. For present values, we recommend using the round function for when using excel. If not using excel to calculate present values, then show all your work, including any PV factors with five decimal places.
1. Show the calculations for how the cash prices were determined for both bond issuances and make the journal entries for each at issuance using discount or premium accounts if applicable. (Do not net the discount/premium in the Bond Payable account). Round to nearest million with no decimals.

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