Reference no: EM132213050
Question: Financial Statement Impact
On July 1, 2014 Botwin Company issues $1,000,000, 10%, bonds payable. Click here and use the sliders provided for the market rate of interest and the number of semi-annual periods to answer the following questions.
1. If the bonds have a 10-year term and are issued when the market rate of interest is 12%:
a. How much semi-annual interest expense will the company report every six months? $
b. How much of the bond discount will the company amortize every six months? $
c. How much cash interest will the company pay to bondholders every six months? $
d. If the market rate of interest remains constant, and the number of periods decreases, the semi-annual discount amortization will increase .
2. If the bonds have a 5-year term and are issued when the market rate of interest is 14%:
a. How much semi-annual interest expense will the company report every six months? $
b. How much of the bond discount will the company amortize every six months? $
c. How much cash interest will the company pay to bondholders every six months? $
d. If the number of periods remains constant, and the market rate of interest increases, the semi-annual interest expense will increase.