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Bonobo's Balloons Inc

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Bonobo's Balloons Inc. purchased the $60,000 par value bonds of Gnomes R Us on January 1, 2020. The coupon rate is 8% and the bonds mature in 5years. The market rate of interest is 12%. The bonds pay interest semi-annually every June 30 and December 31. The bonds were purchased for $51,167.90 and were classified as available-for-sale.Bonobo's Balloons uses the effective-interest rate method to amortize bond discounts and premiums.At December 31, 2020, the market value of the bonds was $65,000. Bonobo's Balloons sold the bonds on January 1, 2021, for $65,000.

Instructions

1.     Compute the carrying value of the investment at December 31, 2020.

2.     Compute the amount of interest revenue earned on this investment at June 30, 2020.

3.     Compute the amount of unrealized gain or loss recognized on December 31, 2020. In which financial statement should this amount be reported?

4.     Compute the amount of gain or loss recognized on the sale of the investment at January 1, 2021. In which financial statement should this amount be reported?

5.     If this investment was instead classified as held-to-maturity, how would this have affected the amount of unrealized gain or loss on December 31, 2020, and how would this have affected its reporting?

 

Computations:

 

Carrying value at December 31, 2020:

 

Interest revenue at June 30, 2020:

 

Unrealized gain/loss at December 31, 2020:

 

Gain or loss at January 1, 2021:

 

Requirement 5:

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