On January 1, Year 1, Duffy Enterprises issued $100,000 in bonds that mature in 10 years. The bonds were issue at face value. The bonds have a stated interest rate of 8% and pay interest once per year on December 31. What is the amount of interest expense recorded on December 31, Year 1?

The amount of interest expense which is to be recorded as on December 31, Year 1 is $8,000

Explanation:

Interest expense is the expense which is incurred or happen through an entity for the borrowed funds. It is the non-operating expense that shows or stated on the income statement.

The amount of interest expense which is to be recorded as on December 31, Year 1 is computed as:

Interest expense = Issued amount of bonds * Interest rate

where

Issued amount of bonds is $100,000

Interest rate is 8%

So, putting the values above:

Interest expense = $100,000 * 8%

Interest expense = $8,000