Retirement of Debt
Response to the following problem:
Moore Company is preparing its statement of cash flows for the current year. During the year, the company retired two issuances of debt and properly recorded the transactions. These transactions were as follows:
1. Paid cash of $18,000 to retire bonds payable with a face value of $20,000 and a book value of $18,300.
2. Paid cash of $38,000 to retire bonds payable with a face value of $35,000 and a book value of $37,000.
Required:
Record, in journal entry form, the entries that Moore Company would make for the preceding transactions on its worksheet to prepare its statement of cash flows.