On 1st April, 20X7, Miller Oil Company purchased a pumping truck. The sole consideration was a $100,000 note due in one year. Interest of $12,000 was added the face amount of the note. If Miller had purchased the truck for cash, the purchase price would have been only $88,000.
(a) Create the appropriate journal entry to record the purchase on 1st April, 20X7.
(b) Create the appropriate journal entry to record the year-end discount amortization on December 31, 20X7.
(c) Prepare the suitable journal entry to record the payment of the note on 31st March, 20X8.
(d) Evaluate what was actual rate of interest on this loan?