Problem
Rainier Company borrowed $680,000 for five months. The annual interest rate on the loan was 13 percent. Rainiers fiscal year ends on December 31. Rainier borrowed the $680,000 one month prior to the start of its current fiscal year and paid back the $680,000 plus interest four months into its current fiscal year.
1) How much interest expense, if any, would Rainier report at the end of its last fiscal year and at the end of its current fiscal year?
2) How much is his interest expense last year?
3) How much is his interest expense this current year?