On January 1, 2015, Johnson Company purchased a delivery truck for $72,000, paying $7,200 cash and financing the rest with a 4 year, 5% note, with monthly payments of $1,411. Required:

a. Complete the loan amortization schedule below for the payments made on February 1 and March 1.
b. Prepare the journal entry for the purchase on January 1.
c. Prepare the journal entry for the 2nd loan payment on March 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a. Amortization schedule

Date       Payment          Interest          Principal      Loan Balance

Jan 1                                                                          $64,800

                                                                                ($72,000 - $7,200)

Feb 1           $1,411            $270             $1,141            $63,659

                          ($64,800 × 5% ÷ 12)

Mar 1           $1,411           $265             $1,146            $62,513

                             ($63,659 × 5% ÷ 12)

b. The journal entry is

Truck - equipment Dr $72,000

        To cash  $7,200

         To Note payable $64,800

(Being the purchase is recorded)

c. The journal entry is

Note payable $1,146

Interest expense $265

        To Cash $1,141

(Being loan payment is recorded)

i think the answer to your question is b. directive

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3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know