On the first day of the fiscal year, a company issues a $5,000,000, 7%, five-year bond that pays semiannual interest of $175,000 ($5,000,000 × 7% x ½ receiving cash of $5,400,000.

A company issues bonds with a face value of $12 million on June 1, Year One, for the face value plus accrued interest. The bonds pay an annual cash interest rate of 10 percent with payments made on April 1 and October 1 of each year. On financial statements as of December 31, Year One, and the year then ended, which of the following balances will appear?     Responses Interest expense: $400,000; interest payable: -0- Interest expense: $600,000; interest payable: -0- Interest expense: $900,000; interest payable: $300,000 Interest expense: $700,000; interest payable: $300,000

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…

On the first day of the fiscal year, a company issues a $500,000, 8%, 10-year bond that pays semiannual interest of $20,000 ($500,000 x 8% x 1/2), receiving cash of $530,000. Journalize the entry for the issuance of the bonds. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Cash