Question

ABC Company issues $425,000 of bonds on January 1, 2021 that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. A portion of the bond amortization schedule appears below:
Cash Interest Change in Carrying
Date Paid Expense Carrying Value Value
01/01/2021 $599,391
06/30/2021 $14,875 $11,988 $-2,887 596,504
12/31/20211 4,875 11,930 -2,945 593,559
What is the original issue price of the bonds?
a. $592,557
b. $440,000
c. $590,534
d. $459,800

Answer 1

Answer:

$599,391

Explanation:

Based on the information given we were told that the bonds amount of $425,000 which is the Face Value of Bonds were issued by the company on January 1, 2021 which means that ORIGINAL ISSUE PRICE of the bonds will be the Carrying Value or the Issues Value of Bonds of the amount of $599,391 that was issued on the same date the Company issues the face value bonds of the amount of $425,000 which is January 1, 2021 ( 01/01/2021).

Therefore the original issue price of the bonds will be $599,391