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Difficulty in question 99 pg 30 BBP kit

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  • March 21, 2020 at 12:39 pm #565509
    farhaanm
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    on 1 January 20X1 Penfold Co purchased a debt instrument at its fair value of $500,000 It had a principal
    amount of $550,000 and was due to mature in five vears. The debt instrument carries fixed interest of 6% paid annually in arrears and has an effective interest rate of 8%. It is held at amortised cost)
    At what amount will the debt instrument be shown in the statement of financial position of Penfold Co as at
    31 December 20X2?

    $514,560
    $566,000
    $564,560
    $520,800

    this question is not clear in my head, there is a similar question worked in the lecture in example 1 amortised cost but here the terms used are different. what does the “principal amount” and “fixed interest” means?

    March 24, 2020 at 4:29 pm #565659
    P2-D2
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    Hi,

    The terminology is a bit confusing and I’m not sure why they’ve bothered to make the changes to it but to help clear it up for you, the fixed interest is the same as the coupon rate and the principal is the par value.

    Thanks

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