Question

Pronghorn Corporation is having financial difficulty and therefore has asked Stellar National Bank to restructure its $6 million note outstanding. The present note has 3 years remaining and pays a current rate of interest of 8%. The present market rate for a loan of this nature is 12%. The note was issued at its face value. The following are four independent situations. Prepare the journal entry that Pronghorn and Stellar National Bank would make for each of these restructurings. (Round present value factor calculations to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and the final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 58,971. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.) (a) Stellar National Bank agrees to take an equity interest in Pronghorn by accepting common stock valued at $3,756,000 in exchange for relinquishing its claim on this note. The common stock has a par value of $1,757,000. (b) Stellar National Bank agrees to accept land in exchange for relinquishing its claim on this note. The land has a book value of $3,181,000 and a fair value of $4,194,000. (c) Stellar National Bank agrees to modify the terms of the note, indicating that Pronghorn does not have to pay any interest on the note over the 3 -year period. (d) Stellar National Bank agrees to reduce the principal balance due to $5,172,414 and require interest only in the second and third year at a rate of 8%.

Answer 1

The journal entries for the restructurings are as follows: (a) Pronghorn: Debit Common Stock for $3,756,000; Credit Note Payable for $6,000,000; Credit Additional Paid-in Capital for $1,757,000. (b) Pronghorn: Debit Accumulated Depreciation for $1,013,000; Debit Loss on Sale of Land for $1,000,000; Debit Note Payable for $3,181,000; Credit Land for $4,194,000. (c) Pronghorn: No Entry; Stellar National Bank: No Entry. (d) Pronghorn: Debit Note Payable for $5,172,414; Credit Gain on Debt Restructuring for $827,586.

Step-by-step explanation:

Journal entries for the restructurings:

(a) Pronghorn: Debit Common Stock for $3,756,000; Credit Note Payable for $6,000,000; Credit Additional Paid-in Capital for $1,757,000.

(b) Pronghorn: Debit Accumulated Depreciation for $1,013,000; Debit Loss on Sale of Land for $1,000,000; Debit Note Payable for $3,181,000; Credit Land for $4,194,000.

(c) Pronghorn: No Entry; Stellar National Bank: No Entry.

(d) Pronghorn: Debit Note Payable for $5,172,414; Credit Gain on Debt Restructuring for $827,586.