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Payments on installment notes normally include accrued interest plus a portion of the principal amount borrowed.

A) True
B) False

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A contract pledging title to assets as security for a note or bond is known as a(an) :


A) Sinking fund.
B) Mortgage.
C) Equity.
D) Lease.
E) Indenture.

F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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Morgan Company issues 9%, 20-year bonds with a par value of $750,000 that pay interest semi-annually. The current market rate is 8%. The amount of interest owed to the bondholders for each semiannual interest payment is:


A) $60,000.
B) $33,750.
C) $67,500.
D) $30,000.
E) $375,000.

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Describe the journal entries required to record the issuance of bonds at a premium and the payment of bond interest, including any applicable amortization.

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A premium reduces the interest expense of a bond over its life.

A) True
B) False

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Interest payments on bonds are determined by multiplying the par value of the bond by the stated contract rate.

A) True
B) False

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When convertible bonds are converted to a company's stock, the carrying value of the bonds is transferred to equity accounts and no gain or loss is recorded.

A) True
B) False

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Payments on an installment note normally include the accrued interest expense plus a portion of the amount borrowed.

A) True
B) False

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A company retires its bonds at 105. The face value is $100,000 and the carrying value of the bonds at the retirement date is $103,745. The issuer's journal entry to record the retirement will include a:


A) Debit to Premium on Bonds $3,745.
B) Credit to Premium on Bonds $3,745.
C) Debit to Discount on Bonds $5,000.
D) Credit to Gain on Bond Retirement $1,255.
E) Credit to Bonds Payable $100,000.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Wasp Corporation has a loan agreement that provides it with cash today, and the company must pay $25,000 one year from today, $15,000 two years from today, and $5,000 three years from today. Wasp agrees to pay 10% interest. The following are factors from a present value table: Wasp Corporation has a loan agreement that provides it with cash today, and the company must pay $25,000 one year from today, $15,000 two years from today, and $5,000 three years from today. Wasp agrees to pay 10% interest. The following are factors from a present value table:   What is the amount of cash that Wasp receives today? What is the amount of cash that Wasp receives today?

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Strider Corporation issued 14%, 5-year bonds with a par value of $5,000,000 on January 1, Year 1. Interest is to be paid semiannually on each June 30 and December 31. The bonds are issued at $5,368,035 cash when the market rate for this bond is 12%. (a) Prepare the general journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, year 1. (b) Show how the bonds would be reported on Strider's balance sheet at January 1, Year 1. (c) Assume that Strider uses the straight-line method of amortization of any discount or premium on bonds. Prepare the general journal entry to record the first semiannual interest payment on June 30, Year 1.

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The debt-to-equity ratio:


A) Is calculated by dividing book value of secured liabilities by book value of pledged assets.
B) Is a means of assessing the risk of a company's financing structure.
C) Is not relevant to secured creditors.
D) Can always be calculated from information provided in a company's income statement.
E) Must be calculated from the market values of assets and liabilities.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Describe the journal entries required to record the issuance of bonds at a discount and the payment of bond interest, including any applicable amortization.

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On June 1, a company issued $200,000 of 12% bonds at their par value plus accrued interest. The interest on these bonds is payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Prepare the issuer's journal entry to record the bond issuance of June 1.

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A basic present value concept is that cash paid or received in the future has less value now than the same amount of cash today.

A) True
B) False

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Callable bonds have an option exercisable by the issuer to retire them at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity.

A) True
B) False

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A company previously issued $2,000,000, 10% bonds, receiving a $120,000 premium. On the current year's interest date, after the bond interest was paid and after 40% of the total premium had been amortized, the company purchased the entire bond issue on the open market at 98 and retired it. Prepare the journal entry to record the retirement of these bonds.

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Explain the amortization of a bond premium. Identify and describe the two amortization methods available.

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A bond premium occurs when bonds are sol...

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A company issued 10-year, 9% bonds with a par value of $500,000 when the market rate was 9.5%. The company received $484,087 in cash proceeds. Using the effective interest method, prepare the issuer's journal entry to record the first semiannual interest payment including the amortization of any bond discount or premium.

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A company issued 5-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $100,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 6.5%. The company received $102,105 cash for the bonds. Using the straight-line method, the amount of premium amortization per semi-annual interest period is:


A) $3,289.50.
B) $3,500.00.
C) $210.50.
D) $181.59.
E) $421.00.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

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