On May 1, 2010, Kirmer Corp. purchased $450,000 of 12% bonds, interest payable on January 1 and July 1, for $422,800 plus accrued interest

On May 1, 2010, Kirmer Corp. purchased $450,000 of 12% bonds, interest payable on January 1 and July 1, for $422,800 plus accrued interest. The bonds mature on January 1, 2016.  Amortization is recorded when interest is received by the straight-line method (by months and rounded to the nearest dollar). (Assume bonds are available for sale.)

Instructions
(a) Prepare the entry for May 1, 2010.
(b) The bonds are sold on August 1, 2011 for $425,000 plus accrued interest. Prepare all entries required to properly record the sale.

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Mildred Corp. owes D. Taylor Corp. a 10-year, 10% note in the amount of $110,000 plus $11,000 of accrued interest

P14-15 (Debtor/Creditor Entries for Continuation of Troubled Debt with New Effective Interest) Mildred Corp. owes D. Taylor Corp. a 10-year, 10% note in the amount of $110,000 plus $11,000 of accrued interest. The note is due today, December 31, 2007. Because Mildred Corp. is in financial trouble, D. Taylor Corp. agrees to forgive the accrued interest, $10,000 of the principal, and to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2010. Interest at 10% of revised principal will continue to be due on 12/31 each year.

Assume the following present value factors for 3 periods.
21/4% 23/8% 21/2% 25/8% 23/4% 3%
Single sum .93543 .93201 .92859 .92521 .92184 .91514
Ordinary annuity of 1 2.86989 2.86295 2.85602 2.84913 2.84226 2.82861

Instructions
(a) Compute the new effective interest rate for Mildred Corp. following restructure. (Hint: Find the interest rate that establishes approximately $121,000 as the present value of the total future cash flows.)
(b) Prepare a schedule of debt reduction and interest expense for the years 2007 through 2010.
(c) Compute the gain or loss for D. Taylor Corp. and prepare a schedule of receivable reduction and interest revenue for the years 2007 through 2010.
(d) Prepare all the necessary journal entries on the books of Mildred Corp. for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009.
(e) Prepare all the necessary journal entries on the books of D. Taylor Corp. for the years 2007, 2008, and 2009.


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Del Hardware has four employees who are paid on an hourly basis plus time-and-a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 a week

Problem 11-3A (P11-3A) Del Hardware has four employees who are paid on an hourly basis plus time-and-a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 a week. Payroll data for the week ended March 15, 2010, are presented below.

Employee Hours Hourly Rate Federal Income Tax Withholdings United Fund
Joe Devena 40 $ 15 $ 5
Mary Keener 42 $ 15 $ 5
Andy Dye 44 $ 13 $ 60 $ 8
Kim Shen 46 $ 13 $ 61 $ 5

Devena and Keener are married. They claim 0 and 4 withholding allowances, respectively. The following tax rates are applicable: FICA 8%, state income taxes 3%, state unemployment taxes 5.4%, and federal unemployment 0.8%. The first three employees are sales clerks (store wages expense). The fourth employee performs administrative duties (office wages expense).

Instructions
a. Prepare a payroll register for the weekly payroll. (Use the wage-bracket withholding table in the text for federal income tax withholdings.)
b. Journalize the payroll on March 15, 2010, and the accrual of employer payroll taxes.
c. Journalize the payment of the payroll on March 16, 2010.
d. Journalize the deposit in a Federal Reserve bank on March 31, 2010, of the FICA and federal income taxes payable to the government.

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