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On July 1, Year 4, Pell Co. purchased Green Corp. 10-year, 8% bonds with a face amount of $500,000 for $420,000. The bonds are classified as held-to-maturity, mature on June 30, Year 14, and pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Using the interest method, Pell recorded bond discount amortization of $1,800 for the 6 months ended December 31, Year 4. From this long-term investment, Pell should report Year 4 revenue of

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Answer:

$21,800

Explanation:

The computation of 4-year revenue is as shown below:-

Bond Income of 4th Year = Face amount × Bond × 1 ÷ 2

= $500,000 × 8% × 1 ÷ 2

= $20,000

Interest Revenue = Bond Income + Amount of Discount Amortized

= $20,000 + $1,800

= $21,800

Therefore for computing the interest revenue we simply bond income with the amount of discount amortized.

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