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Bradley-Link’s December 31, 2016, balance sheet included thefollowing items: Long-Term Liabilities ($ in millions) 8.0%convertible bonds, callable at 102 beginning in 2017, due 2020 (netof unamortized discount of $6) [note 8] $144 11.0% registered bondscallable at 105 beginning in 2026, due 2030 (net of unamortizeddiscount of $2) [note 8] 52 Shareholders’ Equity 5 Equity—stockwarrants Bonds (in part) The 8.0% bonds were issued in 2003 at 96.0to yield 10%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December31. Each $1,000 bond is convertible into 50 shares of the Company’sno par common stock. The 11.0% bonds were issued in 2007 at 103 toyield 10%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December31. Each $1,000 bond was issued with 50 detachable stock warrants,each of which entitles the holder to purchase one share of theCompany’s no par common stock for $30, beginning 2017. On January3, 2017, when Bradley-Link’s common stock had a market price of $37per share, Bradley-Link called the convertible bonds to forceconversion. 90% were converted; the remainder were acquired at thecall price. When the common stock price reached an all-time high of$42 in December of 2017, 40% of the warrants were exercised.Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries that were recorded wheneach of the two bond issues was originally sold in 2003 and 2007 2.Prepare the journal entry to record (book value method) theconversion of 80% of the convertible bonds in January 2017 and theretirement of the remainder. 3. Assume Bradley-Link inducedconversion by offering $120 cash for each bond converted. Preparethe journal entry to record (book value method) the conversion of90% of the convertible bonds in January 2017. 4. AssumeBradley-Link induced conversion by modifying the conversion ratioto exchange 55 shares for each bond rather than the 50 sharesprovided in the contract. Prepare the journal entry to record (bookvalue method) the conversion of 80% of the convertible bonds inJanuary 2017. 5. Prepare the journal entry to record the exerciseof the warrants in December 2017

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