Thursday, 24 May 2012

A company retired $61.6 million of its 9% bonds at 112 ($69.0 million) before their scheduled maturity. At the time, the bonds had a remaining discount of $2.2 million. Prepare the journal entry to record the redemption of the bonds.


A company retired $61.6 million of its 9% bonds at 112 ($69.0 million) before their scheduled maturity. At
the time, the bonds had a remaining discount of $2.2 million.
Prepare the journal entry to record the redemption of the bonds. (Enter your answers in millions to one
decimal place. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
General Journal Debit Credit
Bonds payable 61.6
Loss on early extinguishment 9.6
Discount on bonds 2.2
Cash 69.0
Explanation:
Cash ($61,600,000 × 112%) = 69.0

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