Semiannual Payments and Bond Premium On January 1, 2001, Franklin Corporation issued $500,000 par value, 15-year bonds with a 14 percent stated interest rate and an effective interest rate of 12 percent. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Franklin Corporation uses the effective-interest method in recording interest expense.

a. Compute the amount Franklin Corporation received when the bonds were issued.

b. Prepare a bond interest and amortization table for 2001 and 2002.

c. Prepare the journal entry recorded by Franklin Corporation when the bonds were issued.

d. Prepare the journal entries to record the interest payments for 2001 and 2002.