Your company obtains a short term loan on September 1st, 2019 to cover costs to purchase inventory. The loan is for $50,000, the annual interest rate is 8%. The loan is for 7 months and matures on March 31st, 2020. The journal entry on September 1st, 2019 is a Debit to and a Credit to Assuming a December 31 fiscal year end, the journal entry your company does on December 31, 2019 to accrue interest is a Debit and a Credit How much interest expense does your company record on March 31st, 2020 when the loan matures? How much total cash will your company pay back on March 31st, 2020?

a. Journal Entry on September 1st, 2019:

Dr: Cash / Bank $50,000

Cr: Short Term Loan $50,000

b. Journal Entry to accrue interest on December 31st, 2019 is:

Dr: Interest Expense $1,333.33

Cr: Accrues Interest Expense $1,333.33

c. Interest Expense on March 31st, 2020 is:

$1,000

d. The Total cash company will pay back on March 31st 2020:

52,333.33 (50,000 principal + 2,333.33 interest)

Explanation:

b. Annual Interest is $50,000*8% = $4,000 per annum.

The annual interest rate is prorated for 4 months (Sept 2019 - Dec 2019)

$4,000 * 4/12 = $1,333.33

c. Interest expense for next fiscal year up till March 2020 is calculated by prorating annual interest expense for 3 months (Jan 2020 - Mar 2020)

$4,000*3/12 = $1,000