Under the Effective-Interest Method of Amortization, the Amount of Discount

question 59

Multiple Choice

Under the effective-interest method of amortization, the amount of discount amortized each interest period is equal to the:

• A) total discount divided by the number of interest payments to be made
• B) amount of interest expense plus the cash paid
• C) amount of interest expense less the cash paid
• D) total amount of interest expense divided by the number of interest payments to be made

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