EXERCISE 10-27 WAX CONVERTIBLE BONDS Clarkston Inc. issued SI.000,000 of convertible 10-year, 11% bonds on July 1,
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EXERCISE 10-27 WAX CONVERTIBLE BONDS Clarkston Inc. issued SI.000,000 of convertible 10-year, 11% bonds on July 1, 2001. The interest is payable semiannually on Januar}^ 1 and July 1 . The discount in connection with the issue was $9,500, which is amortized monthly using the straight-line basis. The debentures are convertible after 1 year into 5 shares of the company's $ 1 par common stock for each $l,000ofbonds.
On August 1, 2002, $100,000 of the bonds were converted. Interest has been accixied monthly and paid as due. Any interest accrued at the time of conversion of the bonds is paid in cash.
Prepare the journal entries on Clarkston s books to record the conversion, amortization, and interest on the bonds as of August 1 and August 31, 2002. (Round to the nearest dollar.)
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Intermediate Accounting
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