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A company pays $18,000 in interest on notes, consisting of $12,000 interest that accrued during the last accounting period and $6,000 of interest accumulated during this accounting period but not previously recorded on the books. The journal entry for the interest payment should:


A) debit Interest Expense for $18,000 and credit Cash for $18,000.
B) debit Cash for $18,000 and credit Interest Payable for $18,000.
C) debit Interest Expense for $6,000, debit Interest Payable $12,000 and credit Cash for $18,000.
D) debit Interest Payable for $12,000, debit Accrued Interest $6,000 and credit Cash for $18,000.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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When a company issues bonds that include no periodic interest payments, the bonds are called zero-coupon bonds.

A) True
B) False

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A company issued $100,000 5-year, 7% bonds and received $101,137 in cash. The market rate of interest when the bonds were issued was 6.5%. What is the amount of interest expense to be recorded for the first annual interest period if the company uses the effective-interest method of amortization?


A) $6,573.91
B) $7,000.00
C) $6,500.00
D) $7,079.59

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The gross pay for all employees is debited to Wages Payable.

A) True
B) False

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A company pays $9,000 in interest on notes consisting of $6,000 of interest that was accrued during the last accounting period and $3,000 of interest that accumulated during this accounting period that has not yet been accrued on the books. The journal entry for the interest payment should:


A) debit Interest Expense $9,000 and credit Cash $9,000.
B) debit Cash $9,000 and credit Interest Payable $9,000.
C) debit Interest Expense $3,000, debit Interest Payable $6,000, and credit Cash $9,000.
D) debit Interest Payable $6,000, debit Accrued Interest $3,000, and credit Cash $9,000.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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At the date of maturity, the carrying value of a bond should always be equal to the face value.

A) True
B) False

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When a company issues bonds that do not pay periodic interest, the bonds are called:


A) convertible bonds.
B) debenture bonds.
C) serial bonds.
D) zero-coupon bonds.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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The face value of bonds is also the maturity value of the bonds.

A) True
B) False

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Bonds that are backed by a company's assets are called secured bonds.

A) True
B) False

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Operating cycles are generally longer than a year.

A) True
B) False

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When the amount of a contingent liability cannot be estimated but its likelihood is probable, the company should:


A) include a description in the footnotes to the financial statements.
B) record the amount of the liability times the probability of its occurrence.
C) record the amount of the liability as a long-term liability on the balance sheet.
D) omit the information about the contingent liability from its financial statements and footnotes.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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On January 1, your company issues a 5-year bond with a face value of $10,000 and a stated interest rate of 7%. The market interest rate is 5%. The issue price of the bond was $10,866. Using the effective-interest Method of amortization and rounding to the nearest dollar, the interest expense for the first year ended December 31 would be:


A) $700.
B) $543
C) $667.
D) $759

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The threshold for recording contingent liabilities under IFRS is lower than that under GAAP. considered to be more likely than not to occur; whereas, GAAP states that an estimated loss is recorded if it is probable.

A) True
B) False

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