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Questions
Q:
On January 1, 2013, Jacob issues $800,000 of 9%, 13-year bonds at a price of 96. Six years later, on January 1, 2019, Jacob retires 20% of these bonds by buying them on the open market at 105 . All interest is accounted for and paid through December 31, 2018, the day before the purchase. The straight-line method is used to amortize any bond discount or premium. What is the journal entry to record the first semiannual interest payment on June 30, 2013?
A. Interest Expense
36,000 Cash 36,000 B. Cash
36,000 Interest Expense 36,000 C. Interest Expense
36,000 Discount on Bonds Payable
1,077 Cash 37,077 D. Interest Expense
36,000 Premium on Bonds Payable
1,077 Cash 37,077 E. Interest Expense
37,077 Discount on Bonds Payable 1,077 Cash 36,000
Q:
On January 1, 2013, Jacob issues $800,000 of 9%, 13-year bonds at a price of 96. Six years later, on January 1, 2019, Jacob retires 20% of these bonds by buying them on the open market at 105 . All interest is accounted for and paid through December 31, 2018, the day before the purchase. The straight-line method is used to amortize any bond discount or premium. What is the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2013?
A. Cash
800,000 Bonds Payable 800,000 B. Bonds Payable
800,000 Cash 800,000 C. Cash
800,000 Bonds Payable 772,000 Discount on Bonds Payable 28,000 D. Cash
772,000 Premium on Bonds Payable
28,000 Bonds Payable 800,000 E. Cash
772,000 Discount on Bonds Payable
28,000 Bonds Payable 800,000
Q:
A corporation borrowed $125,000 cash by signing a five-year, 9% installment note requiring annual payments each December 31 of accrued interest plus equal amounts of principal. What journal entry would the issuer record for the first payment?
A. Interest Expense
2,250 Notes Payable
25,000 Cash 27,250 B. Notes Payable
27,250 Interest Payable 2,250 Cash 25,000 C. Interest Expense
11,250 Notes Payable
25,000 Cash 36,250 D. Notes Payable
25,000 Cash 25,000 E. Notes Payable
11,250 Cash 11,250
Q:
On October 1, a $30,000, 6%, three-year installment note payable is issued by a company. The note requires that $10,000 of principal plus accrued interest be paid at the end of each year on September 30. The issuer's journal entry to record the second annual interest payment would include:
A. A debit to Interest Expense for $1,800.
B. A debit to Interest Expense for $1,200.
C. A credit to Cash for $11,800.
D. A credit to Cash for $10,000.
E. A debit to Notes Payable for $1,200.
Q:
A corporation issued 8% bonds with a par value of $1,000,000, receiving a $20,000 premium. On the interest date five years later, after the bond interest was paid and after 40% of the premium had been written off, the corporation purchased the entire issue on the open market at 99 and retired it. The gain or loss on this retirement is:
A. $0
B. $10,000 gain
C. $10,000 loss
D. $22,000 gain
E. $22,000 loss
Q:
A company retires its bonds at 105. The carrying value of the bonds at the date of is $103,745. The issuer's journal entry to record the retirement will include a:
A. Debit to Premium on Bonds.
B. Credit to Premium on Bonds.
C. Debit to Discount on Bonds.
D. Credit to Gain on Bond Retirement.
E. Credit to Bonds Payable.
Q:
A company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $100,000. The unamortized premium on these bonds is $2,700. If the company retired these bonds at a call price of 99, the gain or loss on this retirement is:
A. $1,000 gain
B. $1,000 loss
C. $2,700 loss
D. $2,700 gain
E. $3,700 gain
Q:
A company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $400,000. The unamortized premium on these bonds is $2,000. The company retired these bonds by buying them on the open market at 97. What is the gain or loss on this retirement?
A. $0 gain or loss
B. $10,000 gain
C. $10,000 loss
D. $14,000 gain
E. $14,000 loss
Q:
A company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $600,000. The unamortized discount on these bonds is $3,000. The company retired these bonds by buying them on the open market at 98. What is the gain or loss on this retirement?
A. $0 gain or loss
B. $9,000 gain
C. $9,000 loss
D. $14,500 gain
E. $14,500 loss
Q:
A company has bonds outstanding with a par value of $100,000. The unamortized discount on these bonds is $4,500. The company retired these bonds by buying them on the open market at 97. What is the gain or loss on this retirement?
A. $0 gain or loss
B. $1,500 gain
C. $1,500 loss
D. $3,000 gain
E. $3,000 loss
Q:
Bonds that give the issuer an option of retiring them prior to the date of maturity are:
A. Debentures
B. Serial bonds
C. Sinking fund bonds
D. Registered bonds
E. Callable bonds
Q:
A company issued five-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $100,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 6.5%. The company received $101,137 cash for the bonds. Using the effective interest method, the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:
A. $3,500.00
B. $7,000.00
C. $3,286.95
D. $6,573.90
E. $1,750.00
Q:
A company issued seven-year, 8% bonds with a par value of $200,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 5.5%. The company received $203,010 cash for the bonds. Using the straight-line method, the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:
A. $8,000
B. $8,215
C. $7,785
D. $16,000
E. $4,990
Q:
A company issued five-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $100,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 6.5%. The company received $101,137 cash for the bonds. Using the straight-line method, the amount of recorded interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:
A. $3,386.30
B. $3,500.00
C. $3,613.70
D. $6,633.70
E. $7,000.00
Q:
A company received cash proceeds of $206,948 on a bond issue with a par value of $200,000. The difference between par value and issue price for this bond is recorded as a:
A. Credit to Interest Income.
B. Credit to Premium on Bonds Payable.
C. Credit to Discount on Bonds Payable.
D. Debit to Premium on Bonds Payable.
E. Debit to Discount on Bonds Payable.
Q:
Adidas issued 10-year, 8% bonds with a par value of $200,000, where interest is paid semiannually. The market rate on the issue date was 7.5%. Adidas received $206,948 in cash proceeds. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Adidas must pay $200,000 at maturity and no interest payments.
B. Adidas must pay $206,948 at maturity and no interest payments.
C. Adidas must pay $200,000 at maturity plus 20 interest payments of $8,000 each.
D. Adidas must pay $206,948 at maturity plus 20 interest payments of $8,000 each.
E. Adidas must pay $200,000 at maturity plus 20 interest payments of $7,500 each.
Q:
The Premium on Bonds Payable account is a(n):
A. Revenue account.
B. Adjunct or accretion liability account.
C. Contra revenue account.
D. Asset account.
E. Contra expense account.
Q:
The market value of a bond is equal to:
A. The present value of all future cash payments provided by a bond.
B. The present value of all future interest payments provided by a bond.
C. The present value of the principal for an interest-bearing bond.
D. The future value of all future cash payments provided by a bond.
E. The future value of all future interest payments provided by a bond.
Q:
A company issued 10%, five-year bonds with a par value of $400,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 8%. The company received $432,458 cash for the bonds. Using the effective interest method, the amount of interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:
A. $16,000.00
B. $20,000.00
C. $4,324.58
D. $17,298.32
E. $16,754.20
Q:
A company issued 7%, five-year bonds with a par value of $100,000. The market rate when the bonds were issued was 7.5%. The company received $97,947 cash for the bonds. Using the effective interest method, the amount of interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:
A. $3,750.00
B. $3,673.01
C. $3,705.30
D. $3,428.15
E. $7,346.03
Q:
Which of the following is true regarding the effective interest amortization method?
A. Allocates bond interest expense using a changing interest rate.
B. Allocates bond interest expense using a constant interest rate.
C. Allocates a decreasing amount of interest over the life of a discounted bond.
D. Allocates bond interest expense using the current market rate for each period.
E. Is not allowed by the FASB.
Q:
A company issued five-year, 7% bonds with a par value of $100,000. The company received $97,947 for the bonds. Using the straight-line method, the amount of interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:
A. $3,294.70
B. $3,500.00
C. $3,705.30
D. $7,000.00
E. $7,410.60
Q:
On January 1, 2013, a company issued and sold an $850,000, 6%, five-year bond payable and received proceeds of $825,000. Interest is payable each June 30 and December 31. The company uses the straight-line method to amortize the discount. The journal entry to record the first interest payment is:
A. Bond Interest Expense
25,500 Cash 25,500 B. Bond Interest Expense
51,000 Cash 51,000 C. Bond Interest Expense
28,000 Discount on Bonds Payable 2,500 Cash 25,500 D. Bond Interest Expense
23,000 Discount on Bonds Payable
2,500 Cash 25,500 E. Bond Interest Expense
25,500 Discount on Bonds Payable
2,500 Cash 28,000
Q:
On January 1, 2013, a company issued and sold a $400,000, 7%, 10-year bond payable and received proceeds of $396,000. Interest is payable each June 30 and December 31. The company uses the straight-line method to amortize the discount. The journal entry to record the first interest payment is:
A. Bond Interest Expense
14,000 Cash 14,000 B. Bond Interest Expense
28,000 Cash 28,000 C. Bond Interest Expense
14,200 Cash 14,000 Discount on Bonds Payable 200 D. Bond Interest Expense
13,800 Discount on Bonds Payable
200 Cash 14,000 E. Bond Interest Expense
14,000 Discount on Bonds Payable
200 Cash 14,200
Q:
A discount on bonds payable:
A. Occurs when a company issues bonds with a contract rate less than the market rate.
B. Occurs when a company issues bonds with a contract rate more than the market rate.
C. Increases the Bond Payable account.
D. Decreases the total bond interest expense.
E. Is not allowed in many states to protect creditors.
Q:
The Discount on Bonds Payable account is:
A. A liability
B. A contra liability
C. An expense
D. A contra expense
E. A contra equity
Q:
Amortizing a bond discount:
A. Allocates a part of the total discount to each interest period.
B. Increases the market value of the Bonds Payable.
C. Decreases the Bonds Payable account.
D. Decreases interest expense each period.
E. Increases cash flows from the bond.
Q:
A company issues 9%, 20-year bonds with a par value of $750,000. The current market rate is 9%. The amount of interest owed to the bondholders for each semiannual interest payment is.
A. $0
B. $33,750
C. $67,500
D. $750,000
E. $1,550,000
Q:
A bond sells at a discount when the:
A. Contract rate is above the market rate.
B. Contract rate is equal to the market rate.
C. Contract rate is below the market rate.
D. Bond has a short-term life.
E. Bond pays interest only once a year.
Q:
When a bond sells at a premium:
A. The contract rate is above the market rate.
B. The contract rate is equal to the market rate.
C. The contract rate is below the market rate.
D. It means that the bond is a zero coupon bond.
E. The bond pays no interest.
Q:
What is the debt to equity ratio for a company that has $700,000 in total liabilities and $3,500,000 in total equity?
A. 20%
B. 5
C. $2,100,000
D. 2%
E. .5
Q:
Using the debt to equity ratio, which of the following franchises would be assessed as having the riskiest financing structure? Franchise A
Franchise B
Franchise C
Franchise D
Franchise E Total liabilities
$240,000
$120,000
$300,000
$500,000
$270,000 Total equity
$60,000
$20,000
$150,000
$100,000
$90,000 A. Franchise A
B. Franchise B
C. Franchise C
D. Franchise D
E. Franchise E
Q:
Bonds with a par value of less than $1,000 are known as:
A. Junk bonds
B. Baby bonds
C. Callable bonds
D. Unsecured bonds
E. Convertible bonds
Q:
Bonds that mature at different dates and end up with the total principal repaid gradually over a number of periods are referred to as:
A. Registered bonds
B. Bearer bonds
C. Callable bonds
D. Sinking fund bonds
E. Serial bonds
Q:
The contract between the bond issuer and the bondholders, which identifies the rights and obligations of the parties, is called a(n):
A. Debenture
B. Bond indenture
C. Mortgage
D. Installment note
E. Mortgage contract
Q:
Bonds owned by investors whose names and addresses are recorded by the issuing company and for which interest payments are made with checks to the bondholders, are called:
A. Callable bonds
B. Serial bonds
C. Registered bonds
D. Coupon bonds
E. Bearer bonds
Q:
Bonds that have interest coupons attached to their certificates, which the bondholders detach during each interest period and present to a bank for collection, are called:
A. Coupon bonds.
B. Callable bonds.
C. Serial bonds.
D. Convertible bonds.
E. Clip and Carry bonds.
Q:
Secured bonds:
A. Are also referred to as debentures.
B. Have specific assets of the issuing company pledged as collateral.
C. Are backed by the issuer's bank.
D. Are subordinated to those of other unsecured liabilities.
E. Are the same as sinking fund bonds.
Q:
A bond traded at 102 means that:
A. The bond pays 2.5% interest.
B. The bond traded at $1,025 per $1,000 bond.
C. The market rate of interest is 2.5%.
D. The bonds were retired at $1,025 each.
E. The market rate of interest is 2% above the contract rate.
Q:
Bonds that have an option exercisable by the issuer to retire them at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity are known as:
A. Convertible bonds
B. Sinking fund bonds
C. Callable bonds
D. Serial bonds
E. Junk bonds
Q:
Sinking fund bonds:
A. Require the issuer to set aside assets in order to retire the bonds at maturity.
B. Require equal payments of both principal and interest over the life of the bond issue.
C. Decline in value over time.
D. Are registered bonds.
E. Are bearer bonds.
Q:
A bondholder that owns a $1,000, 10%, 10-year bond has:
A. Ownership rights in the company who issued the bond.
B. The right to receive $10 per year until maturity.
C. The right to receive $1,000 at maturity.
D. The right to receive $10,000 at maturity.
E. The right to receive dividends of $1,000 per year.
Q:
Which of the following statements is true? For the issuer:
A. Interest paid on bonds is tax deductible.
B. Interest paid on bonds is not tax deductible.
C. Dividends paid to stockholders are tax deductible.
D. Bonds are assets.
E. Bonds always decrease return on equity.
Q:
Operating leases differ from capital leases in that
A. For a capital lease, the lessee records the lease payments as rent expense, but for an operating lease, the lessee reports the lease payments as depreciation expense.
B. For an operating lease, the lessee depreciates the asset acquired under lease, but for the capital lease, the lessee does not.
C. Operating leases create a long-term liability on the balance sheet, but capital leases do not.
D. Operating leases do not transfer ownership of the asset under the lease, but capital leases often do.
E. Operating lease payments are generally greater than capital lease payments.
Q:
A company issues bonds at par on June 1. These 7% bonds have a par value of $500,000 and pay interest annually. June 1 is five months after the most recent interest payment date. How much total cash interest is received on June 1 by the bond issuer?
A. $0
B. $2,916.66
C. $100,000.00
D. $14,583.33
E. $35,000.00
Q:
A company issues bonds at par on April 1. These 9% bonds have a par value of $100,000 and pay interest annually. April 1,is four months after the most recent interest payment date. How much total cash interest is received on April 1 by the bond issuer?
A. $750
B. $5,250
C. $1,500
D. $3,000
E. $6,000
Q:
If an issuer sells a bond at any other date than the interest payment date:
A. This means the bond sells at a premium.
B. This means the bond sells at a discount.
C. The issuing company will report a loss on the sale of the bond.
D. The issuing company will report a gain on the sale of the bond.
E. The buyer normally pays the issuer the purchase price plus any interest accrued since the last interest payment date.
Q:
A company purchased equipment and signed a seven-year installment loan at 9% annual interest. The annual payments equal $9,000. The present value factor for an annuity for seven years at 9% is 5.0330. What value for this equipment should be recorded on the companys books on the day the contract is signed?
A. $9,000
B. $5,033
C. $63,000
D. $57,330
E. $45,297
Q:
A company borrowed $50,000 cash from the bank and signed a six-year note at 7%. The present value factor for an annuity for six years at 7% is 4.7665. The annual annuity payments equal $10,490. The present value of the loan is:
A. $10,490
B. $11,004
C. $50,000
D. $52,450
E. $238,325
Q:
A company borrowed $300,000 cash from the bank by signing a five-year, 8% installment note. The present value factor for an annuity at 8% for five years is 3.9927. Each annuity payment equals $75,137. How much cash did the company receive from the bank on the day they borrowed this money?
A. $75,137
B. $94,013
C. $300,000
D. $375,685
E. $1,197,810
Q:
A company must repay the bank $10,000 cash in three years for a loan. The loan agreement specifies 8% interest compounded annually. The present value factor for three years at 8% is 0.7938. How much cash did the company receive from the bank on the day they borrowed this money?
A. $10,000
B. $12,400
C. $7,938
D. $9,200
E. $7,600
Q:
Installment notes payable that require periodic payments of accrued interest plus equal amounts of principal result in:
A. Periodic total payments that gradually decrease in amount.
B. Periodic total payments that are equal.
C. Periodic total payments that gradually increase in amount.
D. Increasing amounts of interest each period.
E. Increasing amounts of principal each period.
Q:
The carrying value of a long-term note payable:
A. Is computed as the future value of all remaining future payments, using the market rate as interest.
B. Is the face value of the long-term note less the total of all future interest payments.
C. Is computed as the present value of all remaining future payments, discounted using the market rate of interest at the time of issuance.
D. Is computed as the present value of all remaining interest payments, discounted using the note's rate of interest.
E. Decreases each time period the discount on the note is amortized.
Q:
Promissory notes that require the issuer to make a series of payments consisting of both interest and principal are:
A. Debentures
B. Discounted notes
C. Installment notes
D. Indentures
E. Investment notes
Q:
To provide security to creditors and to reduce interest costs, bonds and notes payable can be secured by:
A. Safe deposit boxes
B. Mortgages
C. Equity
D. The FASB
E. Debentures
Q:
GAAP criteria for identifying a lease as a capital lease are more general than the criteria under IFRS.
Q:
Two common ways of retiring bonds before maturity are to (1) exercise a call option or (2) purchase them on the open market.
Q:
The effective interest method yields increasing amounts of bond interest expense and decreasing amount of premium amortization over the life of the bond .
Q:
Premium on Bonds Payable increases a companys liabilities..
Q:
A premium on bonds payable occurs when bonds have a contract rate greater than the market rate at issuance.
Q:
A discount on bonds payable occurs when a company issues bonds at a price less than par value.
Q:
A company with liabilities of $2,816,000 and equity of $826,000 has a debt to equity ratio equal to 29.33%
Q:
The debt to equity ratio helps assess the risks of a company's financing structure.
Q:
The debt to equity ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total assets.
Q:
A bond's par value is not necessarily the same as its market value.
Q:
Callable bonds have an option exercisable by the issuer to retire them at a stated dollar amount prior to maturity.
Q:
A bond listed at 103 on a stock exchange is selling at 103% of its par value.
Q:
The type of bond that provides the greatest security from theft of loss is the debenture.
Q:
Return on equity increases when the expected rate of return from the acquired assets is higher than the interest rate on the debt issued to finance the acquired assets.
Q:
Interest payments on bonds are determined by multiplying the par value of the bond by the stated contract rate.
Q:
An advantage of bonds is that interest does not have to be paid.
Q:
An advantage of bond financing is that issuing bonds does not affect owner control.
Q:
A pension plan is a contractual agreement between an employer and its employees in which the employer provides benefits to employees after they retire.
Q:
Operating leases are long-term or noncancelable leases in which the lessor transfers all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee.
Q:
A lease is a contractual agreement between a lessor and a lessee that grants the lessee the right to use the asset for a period of time in return for cash payment(s) to the lessor.
Q:
If a bond's interest period does not coincide with the issuing company's accounting period, an adjusting entry is necessary to recognize bond interest expense accruing since the most recent interest payment.
Q:
The present value of an annuity factor for six years at 10% is 4.3553. This means that the present value of an annuity of six annual $2,000 payments at 10% would equal $8,711.
Q:
The present value of an annuity can be computed as the sum of the individual future values for each payment.
Q:
An annuity is a series of equal payments made at equal time intervals.
Q:
A basic present value concept is that cash received in the future is worth more value than the same amount of cash received today.