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18 August, 23:08

On January 1, 2021, Gundy Enterprises purchases an office building for $316,000, paying $56,000 down and borrowing the remaining $260,000, signing a 8%, 10-year mortgage. Installment payments of $3,154.52 are due at the end of each month, with the first payment due on January 31, 2021. Part 1Required: Record the purchase of the building on January 1, 2021Part 2Complete the first three rows of an amortization schedule. Part 3

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a. Record the first monthly mortgage payment on January 31, 2021b. How much of the first payment goes to interest expense and how much goes to reducing the carrying value of the loan?4. Total payments over the 10 years are $378,542 ($3,154.52 * 120 monthly payments). How much of this is interest expense and how much is actual payment of the loan?

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    Total Payments $378,542.00

    Actual Payment on loan $260,000.00

    Interest Expenses $118,542.00

    Explanation

    Date General Journal Debit credit

    1-Jan-18

    Office $316,000

    Cash $56,000

    Mortgage Payable $260,000

    (To record buying office)

    2. Amortization Schedule:

    Date Cash Paid interest expense Decrease in Carrying

    value value

    1/1/2018 0 0 0 260000

    1/31/2018 3154.52 1733.33 1421.19 258578.81

    2/28/2018 3154.52 1723.86 1430.66 257148.15

    Date General Journal Debit Credit

    1-Jan-18

    Mortgage Payable $1,421.19

    Interest expenses $1,733.33

    Cash $3,154.52

    (To record first month payments)

    Interest Expenses Reducing the carrying value

    First Payment $1,733.33 $1,421.19

    4. Total Payments $378,542.00

    Actual Payment on loan $260,000.00

    Interest Expenses $118,542.00
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