Hillside issues $1,800,000 of 7%, 15-year bonds dated January 1,2015, that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31.The bonds are issued at a price of $1,555,401.
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1. | Prepare the January 1, 2015, journal entry to record the bondsâissuance. |
2(a) For each semiannual period, complete thetable below to calculate the cash payment.
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| Par (maturity) value | | Annual Rate | | Year | | Semiannual cash interestpayment | | | | | | = | | 2(b) For each semiannual period, complete thetable below to calculate the straight-line discountamortization. | | Par (maturity) value | | Bonds price | | Discount on Bonds Payable | | Semiannual periods | | Straight-line discountamortization | | | | = | | | | = | | 2(c) For each semiannual period, complete thetable below to calculate the bond interest expense Semiannual cash payment | | Discount amortization | | Bond interest expense | | | | = | | | 3. Complete the below table to calculate the total bond interestexpense to be recognized over the bonds' life. | | Total bond interest expenseover life of bonds: | Amount repaid: | | payments of | | | Par value at maturity | | Total repaid | | Less amount borrowed | | Total bond interestexpense | | 4 Prepare the first two years of anamortization table using the straight-line method. | | | Semiannual Period-End | Unamortized Discount | Carrying Value | 01/01/2013 | | | 06/30/2013 | | | 12/31/2013 | | | 06/30/2014 | | | 12/31/2014 | | | 5 Prepare the journal entries to record thefirst two interest payments. | |
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