Entries for Installment Note Transactions On January 1, Year 1, Bryson Company obtained a $26,000, four-year, 12%...

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Entries for Installment Note Transactions

On January 1, Year 1, Bryson Company obtained a $26,000,four-year, 12% installment note from Campbell Bank. The noterequires annual payments of $8,560, beginning on December 31, Year1.

a. Prepare an amortization table for thisinstallment note, similar to the one presented in Exhibit 4.

Note: Round the computation of the interestexpense to the nearest whole dollar. Enter all amounts as positivenumbers. In Year 4, round the amount in the Decrease in NotesPayable column either up or down to ensure that theCarrying Amount zeroes out.

b. Journalize the entries for the issuance ofthe note and the four annual note payments.

Note: For a compound transaction, if an amount box doesnot require an entry, leave it blank. For the Year 4 entry (due torounding), adjust Notes Payable up or down to ensure thatdebits equal credits.

c. How will the annual note payment be reported in the Year 1income statement?
  of $ would be reported on the income statement.

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Req a:
Amort Chrt
Year Payment Interest Principal balance
Repayment Outstanding at end
01.01Yr1 26000
31.12Yr1 8560 3120 5440 20560
31.12 Yr2 8560 2467 6093 14467
31.12 Yr3 8560 1736 6824 7643
31.12.Yr4 8560 917 7643 0
Req b:
Journal entries:
Date Accounts title and explanations Debit $ Credit $
Jan 01YR1 Cash account 26000
    Notes payable 26000
Dec31 Yr1 Notes payable 5440
Interest expense 3120
   Cash account 8560
Dec31 Yr2 Notes payable 6093
Interest expense 2467
   Cash account 8560
Dec31 Yr3 Notes payable 6824
Interest expense 1736
   Cash account 8560
Dec31 Yr4 Notes payable 7643
Interest expense 917
   Cash account 8560
Req c:
Interest expense of $ 3120 would be reported in Income Statemente

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