Thistle Ltd prepares its accounts annually to 30 june and its trial balance for the year ended 30 june 2011, before final adjustments, is as follows:
10% Loan repayable 2019…………………80000
1)interest on the loan is paid annually in arrears on 1 July. As well as the 10% coupon rate, the loan carries a large premium on redemption, giving it an effective interest rate of 12%.