The Note About Debt Included in the Financial Statements of Healdsburg

question 63

Essay

The note about debt included in the financial statements of Healdsburg Company for the year ended December 31, 2017 disclosed the following:

Debt. The following table summarizes the long-term debt of the Company at December 31, 2017. All of the notes were originally issued at their face (maturity) value and have been gradually repaid over time so that these amounts are the remaining balances at this date.

Required: Assuming that the notes pay interest annually and mature on December 31 of the respective years, compute the following:
-Suppose that Healdsburg renegotiates the 8% notes on December 31, 2023, when the going interest rate is 8%. Healdsburg agrees to make 12 equal annual installments, commencing on December 31, 2024, rather than pay the annual interest payments and the $225 million in a single amount at maturity. What would the annual payments be?

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