A company provides cost-effective solutions for managing regulatory requirements and the company needs specific to the airline industry. Assume that on July 1 the company issues a one-year note for the amount of $4.4 million. Interest is payable at maturity. Required: Determine the amount of interest expense that should be recorded in a year-end adjusting entry under each of the following independent assumptions: (Enter your answers in dollars, not in millions (i.e. 5 should be entered as 5,000,000).) Interest Rate Fiscal Year-End Interest Expense 1. 11% December 31 2. 9% September 30 3. 9% October 31 4. 6% January 31

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A company provides cost-effective solutions for managing regulatory requirements and the company needs specific to the airline
industry. Assume that on July 1 the company issues a one-year note for the amount of $4.4 million. Interest is payable at maturity.
Required:
Determine the amount of interest expense that should be recorded in a year-end adjusting entry under each of the following
independent assumptions: (Enter your answers in dollars, not in millions (i.e. 5 should be entered as 5,000,000).)
Interest Rate
Fiscal Year-End
Interest Expense
1.
11%
December 31
2.
9%
September 30
3.
9%
October 31
4.
6%
January 31
Transcribed Image Text:A company provides cost-effective solutions for managing regulatory requirements and the company needs specific to the airline industry. Assume that on July 1 the company issues a one-year note for the amount of $4.4 million. Interest is payable at maturity. Required: Determine the amount of interest expense that should be recorded in a year-end adjusting entry under each of the following independent assumptions: (Enter your answers in dollars, not in millions (i.e. 5 should be entered as 5,000,000).) Interest Rate Fiscal Year-End Interest Expense 1. 11% December 31 2. 9% September 30 3. 9% October 31 4. 6% January 31
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Given that,

Note payable is issued by the company as of 1 July = $4.4 Million

Interest is payable at maturity

 

as per the Accrual concept of accounting We need to record the interest payable on the note at the year-end.

 

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