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17 December, 16:14

On January 1, Pacer Corporation issued $2,000,000, 13%, 5-year bonds with interest payable on July 1 and January 1. The bonds sold for $2,197,080. The market rate of interest for these bonds was 11%. On the first interest date, using the effective-interest method, the debit entry to Interest Expense is for Select one: a. $260,000. b. $130,000. c. $142,810. d. $241,679. e. $120,839.

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  1. 17 December, 16:27
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    Option E, is correct as effective interest $ 120,839

    Explanation:

    The coupon interest payable semi-annually is computed thus:

    Semi-annual coupon = 13%/2*$2000000

    =$130,000

    However the bond was issued at premium, using effective interest the first interest payment is calculated on the actual issue value of the bond of $2,197,080 using the market rate of interest

    effective interest=11%/2*$2,197,080

    =$ 120,839.40

    Hence, the interest expense based on effective interest is $120,839 rounded to the nearest whole number

    Option D is wrong because the effective interest is a semi-annual interest not an annual one.
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