Key Company Has Had Bonds Payable of $21,000 Outstanding for Several

question 17

Multiple Choice

Key Company has had bonds payable of $21,000 outstanding for several years. On January 1, 2021, there was an unamortized premium of $1,000 with a remaining life of 10 years, Key's parent, Peele, Inc., purchased the bonds in the open market for $18,000. Key is an 80% owned subsidiary of Peele. The bonds pay 7% interest annually on December 31. The companies use the straight-line method to amortize interest revenue and expense. Compute the consolidated gain or loss on a consolidated income statement for 2021.

• A) $3,000 gain.
• B) $3,000 loss.
• C) $4,000 gain.
• D) $4,000 loss.
• E) $2,000 gain.

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Definitions:

Correcting Entries

Adjustments made in accounting records to amend errors or omissions in the previously recorded transactions.

Accumulated Depreciation

The aggregate cost of a tangible asset that has been amortized as a depreciation expense from the time the asset started being used.

Trial Balance

A bookkeeping worksheet in which the balances of all ledgers are compiled into debit and credit account column totals that are equal.

Correcting Entries

Journal entries made to correct errors found in the accounting records after the posting process.