Question

Cullumber Co. receives $343,800 when it issues a $343,800, 10%, mortgage note payable to finance the construction of a building at December 31, 2020. The terms provide for annual installment payments of $57,300 on December 31. Prepare the journal entries to record the mortgage loan and the first two payments. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15,250. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.)

Answer 1

See the journal entries below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The journal entries will look as follows:

Date Description Debit ($) Credit ($)

31 Dec 20 Cash 343,800

Mortgage note payable 343,800

(To record the issue of mortgage note.)

31 Dec 21 Interest expense (w.1) 34,380

Mortgage note payable (w.2) 22,920

Cash 57,300

(To record the first annual installment on Mortgage note.)

31 Dec 22 Interest expense (w.4) 32,088

Mortgage note payable (w.5) 25,212

Cash 57,300

(To record the second annual installment on Mortgage note.)

Workings:

w.1. Interest expense on December 31, 2021 = Mortgage loan amount * Interest rate = $343,800 * 10% = $34,380

w.2. Principal paid on December 31, 2021 = Annual installment payments - Interest expense on December 31, 2021 = $57,300 - $34,380 = $22,920

w.3 Mortgage loan balance on December 31, 2021 = Mortgage loan amount - Principal paid on December 31, 2021 = $343,800 - $22,920 = $320,880

w.4. Interest expense on December 31, 2022 = Mortgage loan balance on December 31, 2021 * Interest rate = $320,880 * 10% = $32,088

w.5. Principal paid on December 31, 2022 = Annual installment payments - Interest expense on December 31, 2022 = $57,300 - $32,088 = $25,212