Dundee Company Issued $1,000,000 Par Value 10-Year Bonds at 102

question 31

Essay

Dundee Company issued $1,000,000 par value 10-year bonds at 102 on January 1, 20X5, which Mega Corporation purchased. The coupon rate on the bonds is 9 percent. Interest payments are made semiannually on July 1 and January 1. On July 1, 20X8, Perth Company purchased $500,000 par value of the bonds from Mega for $492,200. Perth owns 65 percent of Dundee's voting shares.
Required:
a. What amount of gain or loss will be reported in Dundee's 20X8 income statement on the retirement of bonds?
b. Will a gain or loss be reported in the 20X8 consolidated financial statements for Perth for the constructive retirement of bonds? What amount will be reported?
c. How much will Perth's purchase of the bonds change consolidated net income for 20X8?
d. Prepare the worksheet eliminating entry or entries needed to remove the effects of the intercorporate bond ownership in preparing consolidated financial statements at December 31, 20X8.
e. Prepare the worksheet eliminating entry or entries needed to remove the effects of the intercorporate bond ownership in preparing consolidated financial statements at December 31, 20X9.

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Definitions:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimation of the accounts receivable that may not be collected, serving as a contra account to accounts receivable.

Percentage of Receivables Basis

An accounting method to estimate the allowance for doubtful accounts based on the expected uncollectibility of accounts receivable.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account that reduces the total receivables reported on the balance sheet to reflect the amount expected to be uncollectible.

Percentage of Sales Method

A method used for financial forecasting that predicts future occurrences, such as expenses or inventory needs, based on a fixed percentage of sales.