On January 1, 2015, Bravo issued $400,000 of 6% bonds. , journal entry help
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Question 1: 20% points:
On January 1, 2015, Bravo issued $400,000 of 6% bonds. The bonds were issued at
98 and pay interest semiannually on July 1 and December 31 each year.
On September 1, 2015, Bravo issued for $530,000 cash, 500 7% five-year
nonconvertible bonds dated September 1, 2015. Each $1,000 bond had a detachable
stock purchase warrant to purchase
20 shares of $3 par value stock for $10 per share. Immediately after issuance, the
warrants had a market value of $45,000, and the bonds were selling at 102 without
the warrant.
On January 1, 2011, Bravo issued 100 ten-year convertible bonds. Each $1,000 bond
is convertible into 20 shares of Bravo’s $10 par value common stock. The bonds
were issued at 105 when the common stock traded for $40 per share. The bonds pay
interest annually. The conversion features of the bond are not beneficial. On
October 1, 2015, half of the bonds were tendered for conversion when the common
stock was trading at $62 per share. Bravo uses the book value method to account for
the conversion. At the time of conversion, the bonds had a carrying value of
$104,300. Bravo does not elect the fair value option for reporting these financial
liabilities.
Prepare the journal entries for the bond transactions during 2015.
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January 1, 2015 Issue bonds
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September 1, 2015 Issue bonds with detachable warrants
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October 1, 2015 Conversion of bonds
