Exam 14: Long-Term Liabilities

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 effective interest method, the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:

Bonds owned by investors whose names and addresses are recorded by the issuing company, and for which interest payments are made with checks or cash transfers to the bondholders, are called:

A company's ability to issue unsecured debt depends on its credit standing.

A bond with a par value of $1,000 trading at 97½ sells for a premium.

The debt-to-equity ratio enables financial statement users to assess the risk of a company's financing structure.

On January 1 of Year 1, Congo Express Airways issued $3,500,000 of 7% bonds that pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1. The bond issue price is $3,197,389 and the market rate of interest for similar bonds is 8%. The bond premium or discount is being amortized at a rate of $10,087 every six months.After accruing interest at year end, the company's December 31, Year 1 balance sheet should reflect total liabilities associated with the bond issue in the amount of:

A 10-year bond issue with a $100,000 par value, 8% annual contract rate, with interest payable semiannually means that the issuer must repay $100,000 at the end of 10 years and make 20 semiannual interest payments of $4,000 each.

The party that has the right to exercise a call option on callable bonds is:

Operating leases are long-term or noncancelable leases in which the lessor transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.

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

An installment note is an obligation of the issuing company that requires a series of periodic payments to the lender.

The present value of an annuity is equal to the sum of the individual future values for each payment.

On January 1, Year 1, Stratton Company borrowed $100,000 on a 10-year, 7% installment note payable. The terms of the note require Stratton to pay 10 equal payments of $14,238 each December 31 for 10 years. The required general journal entry to record the first payment on the note on December 31, Year 1 is:

A company issued 10-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $100,000. The company received $96,526 for the bonds. Using the straight-line method, the amount of interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:

A particular feature of callable bonds is that they reduce the bondholder's risk by requiring the issuer to create a sinking fund of assets set aside at specified amounts and dates to repay the bonds at maturity.

On January 1, a company issued a $500,000, 10%, 8-year bond payable, and received proceeds of $473,845. Interest is payable each June 30 and December 31. The company uses the straight-line method to amortize the discount. The amount of discount amortized each period is $1,634.69.

A lessee has substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership in an operating lease.

The effective interest amortization method:

The market value (issue price)of a bond is equal to the present value of all future cash payments provided by the bond.

Chang Industries has bonds outstanding with a par value of $200,000 and a carrying value of $203,000. If the company calls these bonds at a price of $201,000, the gain or loss on retirement is: