ACCT 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Interest Expense, Book Value
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Bonds sell at their par value when buyers are willing to invest in them at the. Ex: company issues 6 percent bonds with a par value of 400,000 and received interest rate stated on the bond. 400,000 cash the bond matures in 10 years, and it can be paid in a single payment of. 400,000 in 10 years or an annuity of 12,000 payable twice each year for 10 years (semi-annually) Present value of the bond: add the pv of the single payment and the pv of the annuity together. On the date of issue, bond liabilities are recorded at the present value of future cash flows. Debit cash 400,000 and credit bonds payable at 400,000. Reporting interest expense on bonds issued at par: Bonds issued at a discount: and credit cash at 12,000 is higher than the stated interest rate offered by the issuer. The amount of interest each period will be ,000= (3% x ,000)