Assume that on September 30, 2016, Rentex, Inc , purchased 6 bonds of Morin Corporation at 97 as a long term, held to maturity investment The maturity value of the bonds will be $30,000 on September 30, 2021 The bonds pay interest on March 31 and September 30 1 What method should Rentex use to acco...

Req 1 Rentex Inc should use the amortizedcost method to account ...

Assume that on September 30, 2016, Rentex, Inc., purchased 6% bonds of Morin Corporation at 97 as

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Assume that on September 30, 2016, Rentex, Inc., purchased 6% bonds of Morin at 97 as a long-term, held-to-maturity investment. The value of the bonds will be $30,000 on September 30, 2021. The bonds pay interest on March 31 and September 30?
1. What method should Rentex use to account for its investment in the Morin Corp. bonds?
2. Using the straight-line method of amortizing the discount on bonds, journalize all of Rentex's transactions on the bonds for 2016?
3. Show how Rentex would report everything related to the bond investment on its at its year-end, December 31, 2016?
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