1.    Hillside issues $4,000,000 of 6%, 15-year bonds dated January 1, 2015, that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds are issued at a price of $4,895,980.

Required:

a)   Prepare the January 1, 2015, journal entry to record the bonds' issuance.

b)   For each semiannual period, compute (a) the cash payment, (b) the straight-line premium amortization, and (c) the bond interest expense.

c)    Determine the total bond interest expense to be recognized over the bonds' life.