Perez Company sold equipment to Gomez,receiving in exchange a note that called for three equal annual principal payments of $100,000 plus annual interest payments of $4,000.Because the market rate of interest for companies with Gomez' credit standing was 6% at the time of the sale,Perez correctly recorded the note at its present value of $277,993.After receiving the first payment,Perez learns that the market rate of interest on loans of this type has fallen to 5%.Assume that there is an active market for these types of notes.The present value of $1 to be received n periods in the future = 1 ÷ (1 + r)ⁿ where r is the rate of interest per period.
Required:
a.Prepare the journal entry Perez should make to adjust the carrying value of the note to its fair value.
b.At what amount would this note appear on Perez Company's December 31,2012 balance sheet?

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The Answer of Perez Company sold equipment to Gomez,receiving in exchange a note that called for three equal annual principal payments of $100,000 plus annual interest payments of $4,000.Because the market rate of interest for companies with Gomez' credit standing was 6% at the time of the sale,Perez correctly recorded the note at its present value of $277,993.After receiving the first payment,Perez learns that the market rate of interest on loans of this type has fallen to 5%.Assume that there is an active market for these types of notes.The present value of $1 to be received n periods in the future = 1 ÷ (1 + r)ⁿ where r is the rate of interest per period. Required: a.Prepare the journal entry Perez should make to adjust the carrying value of the note to its fair value. b.At what amount would this note appear on Perez Company's December 31,2012 balance sheet?

Perez Company Sold Equipment to Gomez,receiving in Exchange a Note