ACC 363P11-7A On July 1 2006 S. Strigel Chemical Company issued $5000000 face value 10% 10-
ACC 363P11-7A S. Strigel Chemical Company SOLUTIONAxia College of University of Phoenix (UoP)Financial Accounting: Weygandt Kieso and Kimmel 5th EditionFinancial Accounting II
P11-7A
On July 1 2006 S. Strigel Chemical Company issued $5000000 face
value 10% 10-year bonds at $5679533. This price resulted in an 8%
effective-interest rate on the bonds. Strigel uses the
effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount. The
bonds pay semiannual interest on each July 1 and January 1. Instructions (Round all computations to the nearest dollar.)
(a) Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions.(1) The issuance of the bonds on July 1 2006.(2) The accrual of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31 2006.(3) The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on July 1 2007 assumingno accrual of interest on June 30.(4) The accrual of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31 2007.(b) Show the proper balance sheet presentation for the liability for bonds payable on the December 31 2007 balance sheet.
(c) Provide the answers to the following questions in letter form.(1) What amount of interest expense is reported for 2007?(2)
Would the bond interest expense reported in 2007 be the same as
greater than or less than the amount that would be reported if the
straight-line method of amortization were used?(3) Determine the total cost of borrowing over the life of the bond.(4)
Would the total bond interest expense be greater than the same as or
less than the total interest expense if the straight-line method of
amortization were used?