Marshalls Corporation completed a $500,000, 7 percent bond issue on January 1, 2017. The bonds pay interest

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Marshalls Corporation completed a $500,000, 7 percent bond issue on January 1, 2017. The bonds pay interest each December 31 and mature ten years from January 1, 2017.

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1. Provide the following amounts to be reported on the January 1, 2017, financial statements immediately after the bonds were issued:

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2. Assume that you are an investment adviser and a retired person has written to you asking, ?Why should I buy a bond at a premium when I can find one at a discount? Isn?t that stupid? It?s like paying list price for a car instead of negotiating a discount.? Write a brief message in response to the question.

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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1259269868

5th Canadian edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Brandy Mackintosh

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