Thursday, 24 May 2012

On January 1, a company borrowed cash by issuing a $318,000, 6%, installment note to be paid in four equal payments at the end of each year beginning December 31.


On January 1, a company borrowed cash by issuing a $318,000, 6%, installment note to be paid in four
equal payments at the end of each year beginning December 31.
Use (Table 4)
(a) What would be the amount of each installment? (Round "PV Factor" to 5 decimal places and final
answer to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Installment $ 91,772 ± 0.1%
(b) Prepare the journal entry for the second installment payment. (Round "PV Factor" to 5 decimal
places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Date General Journal Debit Credit
Dec. 31 Interest expense 14,718 ± 0. 1 %
Note payable 77,054 ± 0. 1 %
Cash 91,772 ± 0.1%
Explanation:
(a)
$318,000 ÷ 3.46511 = $91,772
amount of
loan (from Table 4)
n = 4, i = 6% installment
payment
(b)
Interest expense (6% × ($318,000 [$91,772 6% × $318,000])) = 14,718

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