Question

P15.5B: On October 1, 2021, PFQ Corp. issued $800,000 of 10-year, 5% bonds at 98. The bonds pay interest annually on October 1. PFQ's year end is September 30.

Calculate effective rate using Excel or a financial calculator and record bond transactions.

Instructions

a. Record the issue of the bonds on October 1, 2021.

b. Calculate the effective rate using Excel or a financial calculator.

c. Prepare an effective-interest amortization table for these bonds up to and including October 1, 2024.

d. Record the accrual of interest at September 30, 2022.

e. Record the interest payment on October 1, 2022.

f. Assuming instead that PFQ Corp. has a December 31 year end, prepare the adjusting entry related to these bonds on December 31, 2021, as well as the subsequent interest payment on October 1, 2022.

g. Assume that on October 1, 2022, after payment of the interest, PFQ redeems all of the bonds at 97. Record the redemption of the bonds.

Taking It Further Why would PFQ elect to redeem the bonds before they reach maturity?

Answer 1

Cash interest is 5% of $800,000= $40,000 per year

The bonds would be redeemed if market interest rate is favorable. New bonds would be issued to repay the existing bonds since bond proceeds of new issue will be higher due to favorable market interest rate.