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Solution
Answer : A - $ 30,494
Explanation:
Discount on issue of 6%, 10 years Bonds payable :
i) Face value = 4,00,000
ii) Issuedprice = 3,35,060
iii) discount ( i - ii ) = 4,00,000 - 3,35,060 = $ 64,940
Amortisation of discount on issue of 6%, 10 years Bonds payable :
Total discount = 64,940 $
Amortisation period = 10 years
Amortised discount per year = 64,940/10 years
i.e., = 6,494 per year
Total interest expense per year:
Actual interest per year = $ 24,000 ( 4,00,000 * 6% )
Amortised discount = $ 6,494
Total interest expense per year = $ 24,000 + $ 6494
= 30,494 per anum
Journal entry :
Interest expense (Dr) 30,494
Discount on bonds payable (Cr) . 6,494
Interest payable (Cr). 24,000
Note : discount on issue of bonds payable is amortised over period of redemtion time ,And it should be transferred to interest expense account of the respective year.
