Legacy issues $630,000 of 9.0%, four-year bonds dated January 1, 2019, that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. They are issued at $571,310 when the market rate is 12%. Required:
a. Prepare the January 1, 2018, journal entry to record the bonds' issuance.
b. Prepare the journal entries to record the first two interest payments.

Solution :

a). Prepare the journal entry to record the bonds' issuance as shown below:

Interest paid =

                      = $ 28,350

   Date           Accounts titles and explanation             Debit ($)       Credit($)

1 Jan 2018      Cash                                                         571,310

                       Discount on bonds payable                    58,690

                        ($ 630,000 - $ 571,130)

                      Bonds payable                                                              630,000

b). Preparing the journal entries to record the first two interest payments :

        Date      Accounts Titles and explanation     Debit($)        Credit($)

 30/6/2018   Interest expense                              35,686.25

                      Discount on bonds payable                                  7,336.25

                      Cash                                                                        28,350

31/12/2018     Interest expense                            35,686.25

                      Discount on bonds payable                                     7,336.25

                       Cash                                                                           28,350                          

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

explanation: