Reference no: EM132838296
Problem - Marathon Corporation issued a series of 10-year bonds on January 1, 2020. Interest is paid annually. Each $1,000 bond carried 1 detachable warrant allowing the holder to purchase common shares in Marathon at $7 per share. On July 31, 2020, some of the bond holders exercised the options to buy the shares. Other information pertaining to the bonds follows:
Number of bonds issued 2,300
Stated interest rate for bonds 7%
Price at which bonds issued 101
Number of shares that can be purchased with each detachable warrant 270
Similar bonds without the attached warrants would have been issued for the following proceeds $1,879,692
Number of bond holders who exercised the options on July 31 Shortly after issuance, each warrant was selling at the following amount $151
Assume that Marathon follows IFRS.
Required -
a) Prepare the journal entry for the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2020.
b) Prepare the journal entry for the exercise of the warrants on July 31, 2020.
c) Assume instead that Marathon follows ASPE. Identify the 3 methods that can be used to account for the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2020, and prepare the journal entry required for each method.