Question

A corporation borrowed money from a bank to build a building. The long-term note signed by the corporation is secured by a mortgage that pledges title to the building as security for the loan. The corporation is to pay the bank $80,000 each year for 10 years to repay the loan. Which of the following relationships can you expect to apply to the situation?

a. The entire balance of mortgage payable at a given balance sheet date will be reported as a long-term liability.
b. The portion of the annual payment applied to the loan principal will decrease each period.
c. The balance of mortgage payable will decrease each period the loan is outstanding.
d. The amount of annual interest expense will increase over the 10-year period.

Answer 1

c. The balance of mortgage payable will decrease each period the loan is outstanding.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since in the question it is mentioned that the coporation has to pay the amount of $80,000 to bank for 10 years in order to reply the loan so according to the given options the option c should be selected as the part of the annual payment would be considered to the loan principal amount this increase for each and every period but at the same time the interest expense amount would be reduced in each and every period at the time when loan become outstanding