Problem $14-12($Algo$)$ Noninterest$-$bearing installment note $[$LO$14-3]$

At the beginning of $2024,$ VHF Industries acquired a machine with a fair value of $$6,942,160$ by issuing a two$-$year, noninterest$-$bearing note in the face amount of $$8$ million. The note is payable in two annual installments of $$4$ million at the end of each year.

Required:

$1.$What is the effective rate of interest implicit in the agreement?

$2.$ to $4.$ Prepare the necessary journal entries.

$5.$ Suppose the market value of the machine was unknown at the time of purchase, but the market rate of interest for notes of similar risk was $9\%.$ Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of the machine.

Note: Use tables, Excel, or a financial calculator. $($FV of $$1,$ PV of $$1,$ FVA of $$1,$ PVA of $$1,$ FVAD of $$1$ and PVAD of $$1)$

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Req $2$ to $4$

Req $5$

What is the effective rate of interest implicit in the agreement?

Interest rate