Answer:
(a) Debit Equipment for $300,000; Credit Cash for $50,000; and Credit Mortgage Note for $250,000
(b) Debit Mortgage Note for $13,572; Deebit Interest expense - Mortgage for $32,500; Credit Cash for $46,072.
Explanation:
(a) Prepare the journal entry for the purchase of the equipment.
The journal entries will look as follows:
<u>Date Accounts Name and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) </u>
1 Jan 2017 Equipment 300,000
Cash 50,000
Mortgage Note 250,000
<u><em> (To record purchase of the equipment.) </em></u>
(b) Prepare the journal entry for the January 1, 2018 mortgage payment.
The journal entries will look as follows:
<u>Date Accounts Name and Explanation Debit ($) Credit ($) </u>
1 Jan 2018 Mortgage Note 13,572
Interest expense - Mortgage 32,500
Cash 46,072
<u><em> (To record mortgage and interest payments.) </em></u>