chapter 10

LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Calculate interest and record transactions related to long-term notes and mortgages.
  2. Describe the basic characteristics of bonds.
  3. Explain how bonds are issued and how the pricing of bonds is affected by market factors.
  4. Calculate a bond's selling price and prepare journal entries to record the issuance and subsequent interest payments for bonds sold at par, below par, and above par.
  5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of leasing.
  6. Distinguish between operating leases and capital/finance leases, and prepare journal entries for a lessee under both types of leases.
  7. Explain the distinguishing features of defined-contribution pension plans and defined-benefit pension ...

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