Question

Busch Company has these obligations at December 31. For each obligation, indicate whether it should be classified as a current liability, noncurrent liability, or both.

(a) A note payable for $100,000 due in 2 years.
Current liabilityNoncurrent liabilityBoth

(b) A 10-year mortgage payable of $200,000 payable in ten $20,000 annual payments.
BothCurrent liabilityNoncurrent liability

(c) Interest payable of $15,000 on the mortgage.
Noncurrent liabilityBothCurrent liability

(d) Accounts payable of $60,000.
Current liabilityNoncurrent liabilityBoth

Answer 1

(a) A note payable for $100,000 due in 2 years. - Noncurrent liability

Non-current liabilities are obligations of payments by the company that extend for over a year. This note payable is due in 2 years and so is a Non-current liability.

(b) A 10-year mortgage payable of $200,000 payable in ten $20,000 annual payments. - Noncurrent liability

This obligation also extends for over a year thereby satisfying the definition of a Non-current liability

(c) Interest payable of $15,000 on the mortgage. - Current liability

Current Liabilities being the opposite of Non-current liabilities are obligations that are due within a year. The $15,000 interest payment is the amount due for the year and so is a Current Liability.

(d) Accounts payable of $60,000. - Current liability

Accounts Payable are payable within the year and as such are current liabilities.