Question

On january​ 1, 2017, finch company issued​ $89,000 of​ five-year, 8% bonds when the market interest rate was​ 12%. the issue price of the bonds was​ $73,000. finch uses the​ effective-interest method of amortization for bond discount. semiannual interest payments are made on june 30 and december 31 of each year. how much interest expense will be recorded when the first interest payment is​ made? (round your answer to the nearest dollar​ number.)

Answer 1

$4,380

Explanation:

The calculation of the interest expense recorded in the first year is given below:

= Issued price of the bond × market interest rate ÷ semi annual period

= $73,000 × 12% ÷ 2

= $73,000 × 6%

= $4,380

Therefore, the interest expense would be recorded when the interest payment is made is $4,380

We simply used the above formula