Question

On October 1, 2018, Mills Company borrowed $131,000 cash on a one-year note that required Mills to pay 5 percent interest and $131,000 principal, both on September 30, 2019. Assuming the note is paid when due in 2019, what is the debit to interest expense when recording the payment of the note?

Answer 1

the amount that debited to interest expense is $4,912.50

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the amount that debited to interest expense is as follows:

Here we calculate it from Jan to Sep 30, the number of months would be 9 months

So, the amount of interest expense is

= $131,000 × 5% × 9 months ÷ 12 months

= $4,912.50

Hence, the amount that debited to interest expense is $4,912.50