Chapter 12: Q17RQ (page 655)
What does the debt to equity ratio show, and how is it calculated?
Debt to equity ratio measure the ability to pay debt by using the equity. It is the ratio of debt and equity.
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Preparing an amortization schedule and recording mortgages payable
entries
Kellerman Company purchased a building and land with a fair market value of
\(550,000 (building, \)425,000, and land, \(125,000) on January 1, 2018. Kellerman
signed a 20-year, 6% mortgage payable. Kellerman will make monthly payments of
\)3,940.37. Round to two decimal places. Explanations are not required for journal
entries.
Requirements
1. Journalize the mortgage payable issuance on January 1, 2018.
2. Prepare an amortization schedule for the first two payments.
3. Journalize the first payment on January 31, 2018.
4. Journalize the second payment on February 28, 2018.
Journalizing liability transactions and reporting them on the balance sheet
The following transactions of Great Value Pharmacies occurred during 2018 and 2019:
2018
Mar. 1 Borrowed \(390,000 from Bartow Bank.The six-year, 13% note requires payments due annually, on March 1. Each payment consists of \)65,000 principal plus one year’s interest.
Dec. 1 Mortgaged the warehouse for \(350,000 cash with Saylor Bank. The mortgagerequires monthly payments of \)7,000. The interest rate on the note is 9% andaccrues monthly. The first payment is due on January 1, 2019.
31 Recorded interest accrued on the Saylor Bank note.
31 Recorded interest accrued on the Bartow Bank note.
2019
Jan. 1 Paid Saylor Bank monthly mortgage payment.
Feb. 1 Paid Saylor Bank monthly mortgage payment.
Mar. 1 Paid Saylor Bank monthly mortgage payment.
1 Paid first installment on note due to Bartow Bank.
Requirements
1. Journalize the transactions in the Great Value Pharmacies general journal. Roundto the nearest dollar. Explanations are not required.
2. Prepare the liabilities section of the balance sheet for Great Value Pharmacies onMarch 1, 2019 after all the journal entries are recorded.
Using the effective-interest amortization method
On December 31, 2018, when the market interest rate is 8%, Biggs Realty issues
\(450,000 of 5.25%, 10-year bonds payable. The bonds pay interest semiannually. The
present value of the bonds at issuance is \)365,732.
Requirements
1. Prepare an amortization table using the effective interest amortization method for
the first two semiannual interest periods. (Round to the nearest dollar.)
2. Using the amortization table prepared in Requirement 1, journalize issuance of the
bonds and the first two interest payments.
Analyzing and journalizing bond transactions
On January 1, 2018, Nurses Credit Union (NCU) issued 8%, 20-year bonds payable
with face value of $600,000. The bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31.
Requirements
1. If the market interest rate is 7% when NCU issues its bonds, will the bonds be
priced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain.
2. If the market interest rate is 9% when NCU issues its bonds, will the bonds be
priced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain.
3. The issue price of the bonds is 92. Journalize the following bond transactions:
a. Issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2018.
b. Payment of interest and amortization on June 30, 2018.
c. Payment of interest and amortization on December 31, 2018.
d. Retirement of the bond at maturity on December 31, 2037, assuming the last
interest payment has already been recorded.
Retiring bonds payable before maturity
On January 1, 2018, Powell Company issued $350,000 of 10%, five-year bonds
payable
at 102. Powell Company has extra cash and wishes to retire the bonds payable
on
January 1, 2019, immediately after making the second semiannual interest
payment. To
retire the bonds, Powell Company pays the market price of 98.
Requirements
1. What is Powell Company’s carrying amount of the bonds payable on the
retirement
date?
2. How much cash must Powell Company pay to retire the bonds payable?
3. Compute Powell Company’s gain or loss on the retirement of the bonds
payable.
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