For each of the following situations, indicate the amount shown as current or long-term liability on the balance sheet of Anchor, Inc., at December 31: a. Anchor's general ledger shows a credit balance of $125,000 in Long-Term Notes Payable. Of the amount, a $25,000 installment becomes due on June 30 of the following year. b. Anchor estimates its unpaid income tax liability for the current year is $34,000; it plans to pay this amount in March of the following year. c. On December 31, Anchor received a $15,000 invoice for merchandise shipped on December 28. The merchandise has not yet been received. The merchandise was shipped F.O.B. shipping point. d. During the year, Anchor collected $10,500 of state sales tax. At year-end, it has not yet remitted $1,400 of these taxes to the state department of revenue. e. On December 31, Anchor's bank approved a $5,000, 90-day loan. Anchor plans to sign the note and receive the money on January 2 of the following year.

On January 1, 20X1, Nicks Corporation issued $250 million of floating-rate debt. The debt carries a contractual interest rate of “LIBOR plus 5.5%,” which is reset annually on January 1 of each year. The LIBOR rates on January 1, 20X1, 20X2, and 20X3, were 6.5%, 7.0%, and 5.5%, respectively.   Required: Prepare a journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 20X1, at par. What was the effective (or market) interest rate when the bonds were issued? Prepare a journal entry to record interest expense for 20X1, 20X2, and 20X3. Assume that interest is paid annually on December 31. What is the market value of the debt at December 31, 20X3, assuming Nicks Corporation’s credit risk has not changed.

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On January 1, the first day of its fiscal year, Jacinto Company issued $6,500,000 of six-year, 7% bonds to finance its operations of producing and selling home improvement products. Interest is payable semiannually. The bonds were issued at a market (effective) interest rate of 8%, resulting in Jacinto Company receiving cash of $6,194,985. Required: a. Journalize the entries to record the following (refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered.): 1. Issuance of the bonds. 2. First semiannual interest payment. The bond discount amortization, using the straight-line method, is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) 3. Second semiannual interest payment. The bond discount amortization, using…