Exercise 9-4 Interest-bearing notes payable with year-end adjustments P1 Check (
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Question
Exercise 9-4 Interest-bearing notes payable with year-end adjustments P1 Check (2) $3,000 Keesha Co. borrows $200,000 cash on November 1, 2017, by signing a 90-day, 9% note with a face value of $200,000. 1. On what date does this note mature? 2. How much interest expense results from this note in 2017? (Assume a 360-day year.) 3. How much interest expense results from this note in 2018? (Assume a 360-day year.) 4. Prepare journal entries to record (a) issuance of the note, (b) accrual of interest at the end of 2017, and 3)$1,500 (c) payment of the note at maturity. (Assume no reversing entries are made.)Explanation / Answer
1. As the note taken for 90days period on november 1,2017, the maturity date of note is 29th january 2018 [i.e: 90 days from november 1,2017 ends on 29th january 2018].
2. Interest expense results from this note in 2017 is as under:
=$200000*9/100*61/360 [for november and december in 2017 total 61 days]
=$3050
3. Interest expense results from this note in 2018 is as under:
As note matures on 29th january 2018 interest expense will be calculated for 29days i.e:
=$200000*9/100*29/360
=$1450.
4.Journal Entries:
a) Cash a/c 200000
To Note payable 200000
b) Interest expense 3050
To Interest payable 3050
c) Notes Payable 200000
Interest payable 4500
To Cash 204500