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XYZ Ltd. operates in the FMCG sector in the South Indian market. To expand into Northern India, the company raises an additional capital of . It raises by issuing Debentures of each at a discount of , redeemable after years. The remaining funds are raised by issuing perpetual Debentures of of each at a premium. After six years of successful operations, the company takes a loan of from PNB, pledging Debentures of as collateral security. The loan is fully repaid within two years.When a company records the issue of debentures as collateral security using the journal entry method, what amount should be debited to the "Debenture Suspense Account"?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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When recording debentures issued as collateral security via journal entries, the entry is passed using the nominal face value of the debentures pledged, not the loan amount:


Therefore, the Debenture Suspense Account is debited with the face value of the issued debentures, which is .

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XYZ Ltd. operates in the FMCG sector in the South Indian market. To expand into Northern India, the company raises an additional capital of . It raises by issuing Debentures of each at a discount of , redeemable after years. The remaining funds are raised by issuing perpetual Debentures of of each at a premium. After six years of successful operations, the company takes a loan of from PNB, pledging Debentures of as collateral security. The loan is fully repaid within two years.When a company records the issue of debentures as collateral security using the journal entry method, what amount should be debited to the "Debenture Suspense Account"?
A
B
C
D

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