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4 July, 11:36

On January 2, 2017, Pharoah Co. issued a 4-year, $126,000 note at 6% fixed interest, interest payable semiannually. Pharoah now wants to change the note to a variable-rate note. As a result, on January 2, 2017, Pharoah Co. enters into an interest rate swap where it agrees to receive 6% fixed and pay LIBOR of 5.80% for the first 6 months on $126,000. At each 6-month period, the variable rate will be reset. The variable rate is reset to 6.70% on June 30, 2017. (a) Compute the net interest expense to be reported for this note and related swap transaction as of June 30, 2017.

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  1. 4 July, 11:44
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    interest expense 3,654 debit

    cash 3,654 credit

    Explanation:

    For the first 6 month the note will pay 5.80% interest for the subsequent 6 month will pay at 6.70%

    We do for the period Jan 2,2017 to June 30,2017

    variable LIBOR rate:

    126,000 x 5.80% / 2 = 3654

    fixed rate of the promissory note:

    126,000 x 6.00% / 2 = 3,780

    difference: 126 in our favor.

    We pay the variable rate, not the fixed rate. THerefore, we made the entry for the variable rate
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