During Year 1 and Year 2, Kale Co. completed the following transactions relating to its bond issue. The company’s fiscal year ends on December 31.
Year 1
Mar. 1 Issued $200,000 of eight-year, 6 percent bonds for $194,000. The semiannual cash payment for interest is due on March 1 and September 1, beginning September Year 1.
Sept. 1 Recognized interest expense, including the straight-line amortization of the discount, and made the semiannual cash payment for interest.
Dec. 31 Recognized accrued interest expense, including the straight-line amortization of the discount.
Dec. 31 Closed the interest expense account.

Year 2
Mar. 1 Recognized interest expense, including the straight-line amortization of the discount, and made the semiannual cash payment for interest.
Sept. 1 Recognized interest expense, including the straight-line amortization of the discount, and made the semiannual cash payment for interest.
Dec. 31 Recognized accrued interest expense, including the amortization of the discount.
Dec. 31 Closed the interest expense account.

Required
a. When the bonds were issued, was the market rate of interest more or less than the stated rate of interest? If the bonds had sold at face value, what amount of cash would Kale Co. have received?
b. Prepare the liabilities section of the balance sheet at December 31, Year 1 and Year 2.
c. Determine the amount of interest expense Kale would report on the income statements for Year 1 and Year 2.
d. Determine the amount of interest Kale would pay to the bondholders in Year 1 and Year 2.