On January 1,2010,Jacob Issues $600,000 of 11%,15-Year Bonds at a Price

question 184

Multiple Choice

On January 1,2010,Jacob issues $600,000 of 11%,15-year bonds at a price of 102½.Six years later,on January 1,2016,Jacob retires 30% of these bonds by buying them on the open market at 98½. All interest is accounted for and paid through December 31,2015,the day before the purchase.The straight-line method is used to amortize any bond discount.What is the journal entry to record the retirement of 30% of the bonds on January 1,2016?

• A)
• \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Bonds Payable } & 180,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & & 177,300 \\
• \hline \text { Discount on Bonds Payable } & & 2,700 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• B)
• \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Bonds Payable } & 180,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Loss on Retirement } & 11,815 & \\
• \hline \text { Discount on Bonds Payable } & & 2,700 \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & & 177,300 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• C)
• \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Bonds Payable } & 180,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Discount on Bonds Payable } & 2,700 & \\
• \hline \text { Gain on Retirement } & & 177,300 \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & & 5,400 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• D)
• \[\begin{array} { | l | r | r | }
• \hline \text { Bonds Payable } & 180,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Premium on Bonds Payable } & 2,700 & \\
• \hline \text { Gain on Retirement } & & 5,400 \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & & 177,300 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\]
• E)
• \(\begin{array}{|c|r|r|}
• \hline \text { Bonds Payable } & 180,000 & \\
• \hline \text { Cash } & & 180,000 \\
• \hline
• \end{array}\)

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