Answer:
(a) Debit Equipment for $300,000; Credit Cash for $50,000; and Credit Mortgage Note for $250,000
(b) Debit Mortgage Note for $13,572; Deebit Interest expense - Mortgage for $32,500; Credit Cash for $46,072.
Explanation:
(a) Prepare the journal entry for the purchase of the equipment.
The journal entries will look as follows:
Date Accounts Name and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
1 Jan 2017 Equipment 300,000
Cash 50,000
Mortgage Note 250,000
(To record purchase of the equipment.)
(b) Prepare the journal entry for the January 1, 2018 mortgage payment.
The journal entries will look as follows:
Date Accounts Name and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($)
1 Jan 2018 Mortgage Note 13,572
Interest expense - Mortgage 32,500
Cash 46,072
(To record mortgage and interest payments.)
