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3 December, 02:07

On January 1, Year 1, Duffy Enterprises issued $100,000 in bonds that mature in 10 years. The bonds were issue at face value. The bonds have a stated interest rate of 8% and pay interest once per year on December 31. What is the amount of interest expense recorded on December 31, Year 1?

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  1. 3 December, 02:15
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    The amount of interest expense which is to be recorded as on December 31, Year 1 is $8,000

    Explanation:

    Interest expense is the expense which is incurred or happen through an entity for the borrowed funds. It is the non-operating expense that shows or stated on the income statement.

    The amount of interest expense which is to be recorded as on December 31, Year 1 is computed as:

    Interest expense = Issued amount of bonds * Interest rate

    where

    Issued amount of bonds is $100,000

    Interest rate is 8%

    So, putting the values above:

    Interest expense = $100,000 * 8%

    Interest expense = $8,000
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