ACC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Accounts Payable, Retained Earnings, Current Liability
ACC 100- Week 10
Liabilities
Loans
Principal- amount borrowed from the bank
- do’t hae to pa ak at a speifi date
Interest- cost of borrowing money
- due after you use the money for a period of time (ex. end of every month)
- never pay in advance
- must pay on specific date
Operating Line of Credit
- creditor sets a maximum loan amount and the business may borrow on the line of credit as
needed but only up to the maximum amount allowed
- variable interest rate (changes every day depending on market)
Traditional Bank Loan
- Set amount of money with due date (maturity date)
- interest rate set for period of the loan (ex. 4.5% for 5 years) OR variable interest rate
INTREST IS AN ANNUAL RATE
- If interest is 3%, and you have to pay at the end of every month, you take 3% of the whole
loan and divide by 12 to get the monthly interest fee
- Iterest effet the Iterest Epese aout
Accrued Interest
- You last paid interest on Dec 12th, it is the end of the year and you have not paid for Interest
from Dec 12th- Dec 31st, this will go under Interest Payable
- record the Interest Payable and Interest Expense at the end of EVERY month because you
OWE the interest for the use of the money
How to Calculate Interest
Principal Amount * Interest Rate * Period Outstanding
12 months
$20,000 * 3% * 1 month
12 months
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