Accounting: What the Numbers Mean 11th Edition by Wayne McManus,Daniel Viele,David Marshall

Exercise 19

Notes receivable-interest accrual and collection Husemann Co.'s assets include notes receivable from customers. During fiscal 2016, the amount of notes receivable averaged $277,500, and the interest rate of the notes averaged 5.2%.
Required:
a. Calculate the amount of interest income earned by Husemann Co. during fiscal 2016 and show in the horizontal model or write a journal entry that accrues the interest income earned from the notes.
b. If the balance in the Interest Receivable account increased by $3,500 from the beginning to the end of the fiscal year, how much interest receivable was collected during the fiscal year? Use the horizontal model, a T-account, or write the journal entry to show the collection of this amount.