On April 1 of the Current Year, a Company Paid

question 24

Essay

On April 1 of the current year, a company paid $150,000 cash to purchase 7%, 10-year bonds with a par value of $150,000; interest is paid semiannually each April 1 and October 1. The company intends to hold these bonds until they mature. Prepare the journal entries to record the bond purchase, the receipt of the first semiannual interest payment on October 1 of the current year, and the accrual of interest for the year-end December 31.

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Definitions:

EPS

Earnings Per Share, a measure of a company's profitability that is calculated by dividing its net income by the number of outstanding shares.

Stock Repurchase

The process of a corporation repurchasing its own stocks from the market to potentially boost the value of the remaining stocks.

Excess Cash

Additional cash held by a business that exceeds its operational and investment needs.

Earnings Per Share

A financial metric that measures the total earnings available to shareholders divided by the number of shares outstanding.