On January 1, 2014, Roosevelt Company purchased 12% bonds, having a maturity value of $500,000, for $537,907.40. The bonds provide the bondholders wit
On January 1, 2014, Roosevelt Company purchased 12% bonds, having a maturity value of $500,000, for $537,907.40. The bonds provide the bondholders with a 10% yield. They are dated January 1, 2014, and mature January 1, 2019, with interest receivable December 31 of each year. Roosevelt’s business model is to hold these bonds to collect contractual cash flows.
\r\nInstructions
\r\n(a) Prepare the journal entry at the date of the bond purchase.
\r\n(b) Prepare a bond amortization schedule.
\r\n(c) Prepare the journal entry to record the interest received and the amortization for 2014.
\r\n(d) Prepare the journal entry to record the interest received and the amortization for 2015.