On April 1, 2023, Joe Lite Corporation paid $851,560 to acquire bonds of Santos Electric Inc. with a par value of $860,000. The annual contract rate on the bonds is 6.5% and interest is paid quarterly beginning June 30, 2023. The bonds mature in six years. The market rate of interest at the time of purchase was 6.7%. Joe Lite Corporation plans to hold the bonds until they mature.

Required

1. Prepare an amortization schedule for the investment showing only 2023.

2. Prepare Joe Lite’s entries to record 

(a) The purchase of the bonds, 

(b) The receipt of the first three interest payments.

3. Show how the investment will appear on the December 31, 2023, balance sheet.