Spice Company Issued $200,000 of 10 Percent First Mortgage Bonds

question 9

Multiple Choice

Spice Company issued $200,000 of 10 percent first mortgage bonds on January 1,20X4,at 105.The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually on January 1 and July 1.Pumpkin Corporation purchased $140,000 of Spice's bonds from the original purchaser on January 1,20X8,for $122,000.Pumpkin owns 75 percent of Spice's voting common stock.
-Based on the information given above,what amount of gain or loss on bond retirement will be reported in the 20X8 consolidated financial statements?

• A)$17,000
• B)$12,800
• C)$18,500
• D)$22,200

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Definitions:

Elastic Demand

A situation in which the demand for a product is sensitive to price changes, with significant changes in demand occurring with small changes in price.

Resource Demand

The demand for resources or inputs (like labor, capital, and raw materials) that are necessary for production.

Elasticity of Resource Demand

Measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a resource to a change in its price, indicating how changes in price influence resource allocation.

Percentage Change

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