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21 March, 12:51

On June 30, 2017, Prouty Co. had outstanding 9%, $5,000,000 face amount, 10-year bonds that pay interest semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. The unamortized balance in the bond discount account on June 30, 2017 was $200,000. On June 30, 2017, Prouty acquired all of these bonds at 101 and retired them. What amount of gain or loss would Prouty record on this early extinguishment of debt

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  1. 21 March, 13:12
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    Answer: $250,000 loss

    Explanation:

    The bonds' net carrying amount is

    = ($5,000,000 - $200,000)

    = $4,800,000.

    The loss on extinguishment is

    = ($5,000,000 X 1.01) - $4,800,000

    = $250,000.
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