The 10% bonds payable of Nixon Company had a net carrying amount of $570,000 on December 31, 2010.The bonds, which had a face value of $600,000, were issued at a discount to yield 12%.The amortization of the bond discount was recorded under the effective-interest method.Interest was paid on January 1 and July 1 of each year.On
July 2, 2011, several years before their maturity, Nixon retired the bonds at 102.The interest payment on July 1, 2011 was made as scheduled.What is the loss that Nixon should record on the early retirement of the bonds on July 2, 2011? Ignore taxes.

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To calculate the loss on early retirement of bonds, we need to compare the carrying value of the bonds on the retirement date with the amount paid to retire them.

Carrying value of bonds on July 2, 2011:
The bonds were issued at a discount to yield 12%, and the effective-interest method was used to amortize the bond discount. This means that the bond discount was allocated to interest expense over the life of the bonds. Since several years have passed since the bonds were issued, some of the bond discount would have been amortized, and the carrying value of the bonds would be lower than the face value.

To calculate the carrying value of the bonds on July 2, 2011, we need to calculate the total bond interest expense recognized from the issuance date to July 1, 2011, and subtract that from the net carrying amount of $570,000.

The bonds have a face value of $600,000 and were issued at a discount to yield 12%. This means that the annual interest payment is $600,000 × 10% = $60,000. Since interest is paid semi-annually, each payment is $60,000 ÷ 2 = $30,000.

To calculate the bond interest expense recognized from the issuance date to July 1, 2011, we can use the effective-interest method. Under this method, the interest expense is calculated by applying the market interest rate (12%) to the carrying value of the bonds at the beginning of the period.

The first interest payment was made on January 1, 2011, so we need to calculate the carrying value of the bonds on that date. The carrying value of the bonds is calculated as follows:

Carrying value on January 1, 2011 = Net carrying amount - Bond discount amortized to date 
= $570,000 - ($600,000 × 12%) = $498,000

The bond interest expense for the first period (January 1, 2011, to July 1, 2011) is calculated as follows:

Bond interest expense = Carrying value on January 1, 2011 × Market interest rate × Time 
= $498,000 × 12% × (181/365) = $29,580

The carrying value of the bonds on July 1, 2011, is calculated as follows:

Carrying value on July 1, 2011 = Carrying value on January 1, 2011 + Bond interest expense for the period 
= $498,000 + $29,580 = $527,580

The bond interest expense for the second period (July 1, 2011, to July 2, 2011) is calculated as follows:

Bond interest expense = Carrying value on July 1, 2011 × Market interest rate × Time 
= $527,580 × 12% × (1/365) = $214

Therefore, the total bond interest expense recognized from the issuance date to July 1, 2011, is:

$29,580 + $214 = $29,794

The carrying value of the bonds on July 2, 2011, is:

Carrying value on July 2, 2011 = Carrying value on July 1, 2011 + Bond interest expense for the day 
= $527,580 + $214 = $527,794

Amount paid to retire the bonds:
The bonds were retired at 102, which means that Nixon paid 102% of the face value to retire them. The amount paid to retire the bonds is:

Amount paid to retire the bonds = Face value × 102% 
= $600,000 × 102% = $612,000

Loss on early retirement of bonds:
The loss on early retirement of bonds is the difference between the carrying value of the bonds and the amount paid to retire them.

Loss on early retirement of bonds = Carrying value of bonds - Amount paid to retire the bonds 
= $527,794 - $612,000 = -$84,206

Since the loss is negative, it means that Nixon actually received a gain on the early retirement of the bonds. However, the question asks for the "loss" that Nixon should record, so we need to use the absolute value of the amount, which is $84,206.

Therefore, the answer is B) $37,800.

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