1. Company Alfa issued bonds with a par value of $ 50 million and a nominal interest rate of 5.25%. The bonds pay interest every six months on January 1 and July 1. They were issued on July 1, 2019 and on that date had a duration of 20 years. On the issue date, the market interest rate (yield) was 6.50%.

a. Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on July 1, 2019.

b. Prepare the wage entry for July 1, 2020.

c. If, with eight years (16 semesters) remaining for the bonds to expire, the company withdraws them in the amount of $ 48 million, prepare the wage entry to record the transaction.

2. Assume the same data from Exercise 1, except that the bonds do NOT pay periodic interest.

a. Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on July 1, 2019.

b. Prepare the wage entry for July 1, 2021.

c. If, with eight years until the bonds mature, the company withdraws them in the amount of $ 33 million, calculate the gain or loss on the withdrawal of the bonds.

3.Beta bought a computer at a cost of $ 45,000. To finance the purchase, she signed a promissory note that requires six equal annual payments. Beta will make the first payment in a year. Each payment will be in the amount of $ 10,637.

a. Determine the interest rate on this note.

b. Prepare the wage entries Beta will do for the first payment and for the last payment.

c. Suppose that immediately after making the third payment, Beta refinances and signs a new three-year note for the amount owed on the first note and the interest rate is 7.5%, how much will be the annual payment on the new note.

4. Suppose the note from the previous fiscal year carries an interest rate of 9% and Beta will pay $ 8,500 per year over the six years of the note. At the end of year 6, in addition to the $ 8,500, Beta will pay an additional amount to pay off the promissory note.

1) What additional amount will Beta have to pay to pay off the promissory note?

2) How much will Beta owe after making the third annual payment?

3) What is the wage entry for the seventh payment, including the amount calculated in question (1)?