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P 10–1

19 August, 2015 - 12:01

Round Corporation was authorized to issue $300,000 of bonds. On January 1, 2015, the corporation issued $150,000 of bonds for $147,000. Details of the bond indenture are as follows:

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Required:

  1. Calculate
    1. The amount of interest paid every interest payment date
    2. The amount of amortization to be recorded at each interest payment date (use the straight-line method of amortization).
  2. Calculate actual interest expense for each six-month period.
  3. Prepare the journal entries to record the interest and amortization at June 30, 2015.
  4. Prepare a partial balance sheet showing the bond liability and discount on December 31, 2015 and 2016 assuming the bonds will be redeemed on December 31, 2017.