Assume that Jones Company made a payment on a mortgage. It included $100 of principal and $150 of interest. What would the journal entry be to record the payment?

the journal entry be to record the payment

Debit : Interest expense $150

Debit  : Mortgage Payable $100

Credit : Cash $250

Explanation:

When a payment for mortgage is made, we recognize the interest expense that accrues and also derecognize the part of capital repayment made for the mortgage. That means Mortgage Payable decreases, Interest expense increases and Cash account decreases with the to total of interest and principle.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.