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The journal entry for the cash payment of interest on a bond issued at a discount will result in an increase in the book value of the bond liability.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements is not correct?


A) The bond principal is the amount due at the maturity date of the bond.
B) The coupon rate is used to determine the cash interest payments.
C) The bond principal is used to determine the cash interest payments.
D) The market rate of interest is used to determine the cash interest payments.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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On July 1,2019,Garden Works,Inc.issued $300,000 of ten-year,7% bonds for $303,000.The bonds were dated July 1,2019,and semiannual interest will be paid each December 31 and June 30.Garden Works Inc.uses the straight-line method of amortization. - What is the net amount of the bond liability to be reported on the December 31,2020 balance sheet?


A) $300,000.
B) $302,550.
C) $302,700.
D) $303,000.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Straight-line amortization of a premium related to a bond issuance would result in which of the following?


A) Interest expense would be calculated by multiplying the market interest rate times the book value of the bonds.
B) Higher premium amortization would exist in the early years and lower interest expense would result over the life of the bonds.
C) The constant amount of premium to be amortized would be calculated and then subtracted from cash interest to calculate interest expense.
D) Lower premium amortization would exist in the early years and higher interest expense would result over the life of the bonds.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The following information is available for Sell-for-Less for the years 2018 through 2020 (in millions): The following information is available for Sell-for-Less for the years 2018 through 2020 (in millions):    A.Compute the Sell-for-Less times interest earned ratio for 2020,2019,and 2018.Round your answers to two decimal places. B.Briefly interpret the times interest earned ratio for the three years. A.Compute the Sell-for-Less times interest earned ratio for 2020,2019,and 2018.Round your answers to two decimal places. B.Briefly interpret the times interest earned ratio for the three years.

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Which of the following statements is correct?


A) An outflow of cash for interest payments is reported as a cash flow from financing activities.
B) The conversion of bonds to stock is reported as a cash flow from financing activities.
C) An outflow of cash when callable bonds are recalled by the issuer is reported as a cash flow from financing activities.
D) Amortization of discounts and premiums on bonds payable are reported as a cash flow from financing activities.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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On January 1,2019,Tonika Company issued a four-year,$10,000,7% bond.The interest is payable annually each December 31.The issue price was $9,668 based on an 8% effective interest rate.Tonika uses the effective-interest amortization method. -The book value of the bonds as of December 31,2019 is closest to:


A) $8,968.
B) $9,945.
C) $9,641.
D) $9,741.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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During 2019,Patty's Pizza reported net income of $4,212 million,interest expense of $167 million and income tax expense of $1,372 million.During 2018,Patty's reported net income of $3,568 million,interest expense of $163 million and income tax expense of $1,424 million.The times interest earned ratios for 2019 and 2018,respectively,are closest to:


A) 32.2 and 29.4 times.
B) 28.4 and 23.8 times.
C) 34.4 and 31.6 times.
D) 34.1 and 26.6 times.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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An advantage of issuing a bond relative to stock is that most bond interest payments are tax deductible.

A) True
B) False

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When a company prepares a bond indenture,certain provisions of the bonds are included.Which of the following is not specified in the indenture?


A) Date of each interest payment.
B) The coupon interest rate.
C) The maturity date.
D) The market rate of interest.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Southridge Company prepared a bond issue dated January 1,2019.On January 1,2019,the company issued $100,000 of its par value bonds for $82,700.The bonds mature in thirty years and have a coupon rate of interest of 3% per year and the market rate at the date of issue is 4%.Interest is payable annually on December 31 which is also the year-end date for Southridge.Southridge does not use a discount or a premium account in its records.The effective interest method of amortization is used.Round the entry items to the nearest whole dollar amounts. A.Prepare the journal entry to record the sale of bonds on January 1,2019. B.Prepare the journal entry to record interest expense at December 31,2019.No adjusting journal entries have been made during the year. C.Show how the bonds would be reported on the balance sheet of Southridge Company at December 31,2019.

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Which of the following types of bonds has specific assets pledged to guarantee repayment?


A) Debenture bond.
B) Callable bond.
C) Secured bond.
D) Convertible bond.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The journal entry to record the sale of bonds at their par value results in which of the following?


A) An increase in assets and liabilities equal to the par value of the bonds.
B) An increase in assets and liabilities equal to the par value of the bonds and their associated interest payments.
C) An increase in assets equal to the par value of the bonds and an increase in liabilities equal to the bonds' future cash flows.
D) An increase in assets and liabilities equal to the bonds' future cash flows.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Issues of bonds in exchange for cash are reported as a cash flow from financing activities on the statement of cash flows.

A) True
B) False

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On January 1,2019,Tonika Company issued a four-year,$10,000,7% bond.The interest is payable annually each December 31.The issue price was $9,668 based on an 8% effective interest rate.Tonika uses the effective-interest amortization method. -The 2020 interest expense is closest to:


A) $779.
B) $796.
C) $677.
D) $700.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not a reason that a company would want to issue bonds instead of stock?


A) Interest payments can be deducted for income tax purposes.
B) Stockholders maintain control.
C) The impact on earnings from using borrowed money may be positive.
D) There is less risk associated with a bond issue.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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A company retired $900,000 of bonds which have an unamortized discount of $30,000,by paying bondholders $920,000.What is the amount of the gain or loss on the retirement of the bonds?


A) There was a $50,000 loss.
B) There was a $10,000 loss.
C) There was a $10,000 gain.
D) There was a $20,000 loss.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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A company prepared the following journal entry: A company prepared the following journal entry:   Which of the following statements correctly describes the effect of this journal entry on the financial statements? A) Total liabilities increase by the amount of the debit to cash. B) Premium on bonds payable is reported on the balance sheet as a contra-liability account. C) Stockholders' equity increases by the amount of the credit to premium on bonds payable. D) The credit to bonds payable is the amount reported as a cash flow from financing activities. Which of the following statements correctly describes the effect of this journal entry on the financial statements?


A) Total liabilities increase by the amount of the debit to cash.
B) Premium on bonds payable is reported on the balance sheet as a contra-liability account.
C) Stockholders' equity increases by the amount of the credit to premium on bonds payable.
D) The credit to bonds payable is the amount reported as a cash flow from financing activities.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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On October 1,2019,Jack Company issued a $5,000,6%,bond payable.The interest is payable annually each September 30 and the bond matures in five years.The annual accounting period for the company ends December 31. Complete the following entries at the date specified under three different assumptions as to the issue price.Use straight-line amortization.Assume no adjusting entries have been made during the year. On October 1,2019,Jack Company issued a $5,000,6%,bond payable.The interest is payable annually each September 30 and the bond matures in five years.The annual accounting period for the company ends December 31. Complete the following entries at the date specified under three different assumptions as to the issue price.Use straight-line amortization.Assume no adjusting entries have been made during the year.

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On January 1,2019,Broker Corp.issued $3,000,000 par value 12%,10-year bonds which pay interest each December 31.If the market rate of interest was 14%,what was the issue price of the bonds? (The present value factor for $1 in 10 periods at 12% is 0.3220 and at 14% is 0.2697.The present value of an annuity of $1 factor for 10 periods at 12% is 5.6502 and at 14% is 5.2161. )


A) $3,339,084.
B) $2,843,172.
C) $3,000,000.
D) $2,686,896.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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