Answer:
Debit Credit
Bond Interest Expense $22,000
Cash $22,000
Being semi-annual interest payment on bonds
Explanation:
The semi-interest payment on the bonds equals
Coupon rate × par Value × 1/2
Semi-annual interest payment = 8%× 550,000 × 1/2=22,000
Semi- annual payment = $22,000
The accounting entry to record the interest payment each time payment is made would be:
Debit Credit
Bond Interest Expense $22,000
Cash $22,000
Being semi-annual interest payment on bonds
Note that interest payment is an expense, hence to increase an expense the expense account is debit. On the other hand. the interest payment is a cash outflow, which reduces the cash asset, hence the cash account is credited.
