Adjusting entry for accrued interest


Task: On October 1, 2006, Frederick Douglass Company issued a $28,000, 10%, nine-month interestbearing note.

Problem 1: If the Frederick Douglass Company is preparing financial statements at December 31, 2006, the adjusting entry for accrued interest will include:

A) credit to Notes Payable of $700.

B) debit to Interest Expense of $700.

C) credit to Interest Payable of $1,400.

D) debit to Interest Expense of $1,050.

Can you please also show me how to calculate the correct method?

Problem 2: Assuming interest was accrued on June 30, 2007, the entry to record the payment of the note on July 1, 2007, will include a:

A) debit to Interest Expense of $700.

B) credit to Cash of $28,000.

C) debit to Interest Payable of $2,100.

D) debit to Notes Payable of $30,100.

Can you please also show me how to calculate the correct method?

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