Answer:
Value assigned to bonds = (Value of bonds without warrants)*Issue price/ (Value of bonds without warrants + Value of warrants)
ie Value assigned to bonds = ($136,000 * $152,000)/($136,000 + $24,000) = $129,200
Value assigned to warrants = (Value of warrants)*Issue price/(Value of bonds without warrants + Value of warrants)
ie Value assigned to warrants = ($24,000*$152,000)/($136,000 + $24,000) = $22,800
Cash Dr.152,000
Discount on Bonds Payable Dr.$40,800
($170,000 – $129,200)
Bonds Payable Cr. $170,000
Paid-in Capital—Stock Warrants Cr. $22,800
When the warrants are non-detachable, separate recognition is not given to the warrants. The accounting treatment parallels that given convertible debt because the debt and equity element cannot be separated.
The entry if warrants were non-detachable is:
Cash Dr. $152,000
Discount on Bonds Payable Dr. $18,000
Bonds Payable Cr.170,000