Ivanhoe Company receives 385000 when it issues a 385000 8 mo
Ivanhoe Company receives $385,000 when it issues a $385,000, 8%, mortgage note payable to finance the construction of a building at December 31, 2017. The terms provide for annual installment payments of $44,979 on December 31.Prepare an amortization schedule of a mortgage note for two years.
Solution
Prepare an amortization schedule of a mortgage note for two years.
| years | Beginning principal | Payment | Principal portion | Interest portion | Ending principal |
| 1. | 385000 | 44979 | 385000*8% = 30800 | 14179 | 370821 |
| 2 | 370821 | 44979 | 29665.68 | 15313.32 | 355507.68 |
