Bond Amortization Please show all the steps - how each value is calculated. This
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Bond Amortization
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Family General Stores Inc. is authorized to issue $500,000 of 7%, 10-year bonds. On July 31, 2017, when the market interest rate is 8%, the company issues $400,000 of the bonds and receives cash of $372,660. Family General amortizes bonds by the effective-interest method. The semi-annual interest dates are January 31 and July 31. Requirements 1. Prepare a bond amortization table for the first four semi-annual interest periods. 2. Record issuance of the bonds on July 31, 2017, and the semi-annual interest payments on January 31, 2018, and on July 31, 2018. Requirement 1. Prepare a bond amortization table for the first four semi-annual interest periods. (Round the amounts to the nearest dollar.) Family General Stores Inc. Amortization Table Interest Payment (3.5% of Maturity Value) Interest Expense (4.0% of Preceding Bond Carrying Amount) Discount Amortization (B-A) Semi-Annual Interest Date July 31, 2017 Jan 31, 2018 Discount Account Bond Carrying Balance Amount (D-C) ($400,000 - D) $ 27,340'$ 372,660Explanation / Answer
(A) (B) (C = B-A) (D) (E) Semi-annual interest Date Interest payment Interest expense Discount amortization Discount account balance Bond Carrying amount July 31, 2017 - - - 27,340 3,72,660 (400000-372660) Jan 31, 2018 14,000 14,906 906 26,434 3,73,566 (400000*3.5%) (372660*4%) (27340-26434) (372660+906) July 31, 2018 14,000 14,943 943 25,491 3,74,509 (373566*4%) (26434-25491) (373566+943) Jan 31, 2019 14,000 14,980 980 24,511 3,75,489 (374509*4%) (25491-24511) (374509+980) July 31, 2019 14,000 15,020 1,020 23,491 3,76,509 (375489*4%) (24511-23491) (375489+1020)