Friedman Company had bonds outstanding with a maturity value of $500,000. On April 30, 2013, when these

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Friedman Company had bonds outstanding with a maturity value of $500,000. On April 30, 2013, when these bonds had an unamortized discount of $10,000, they were called in at 104. To pay for these bonds, Friedman had issued other bonds a month earlier bearing a lower interest rate. The newly issued bonds had a life of 10 years. The new bonds were issued at 103 (face value $500,000). Issue costs related to the new bonds were $3,000.

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Ignoring interest, compute the gain or loss and record this refunding transaction.

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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0470587287

14th Edition

Authors: kieso, weygandt and warfield.

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