| Wainwright Electric sold $2,576,000, 10%, 10-year bonds on January 1, 2015. The bonds were dated January 1 and pay interest July 1 and January 1. Wainwright Electric uses the straight-line method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds were sold at 103. Assume no interest is accrued on June 30. |
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Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2015. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)
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Account Titles and Explanation |
Debit |
Credit |
| Jan. 1, 2015 |
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(b)Prepare a bond premium amortization schedule for the first 4 interest periods.
| Semiannual Interest Periods |
Interest to Be Paid |
Interest Expense to Be Recorded |
Premium Amortization |
Unamortized Premium |
Bond Carrying Value |
| Issue date |
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