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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.

Required:
1.

Prepare the January 1, 2015, journal entry to record the bonds’issuance.

2(a) For each semiannual period, complete thetable below to calculate the cash payment.

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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Keith Leannon
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