3. Blossom Corporation issued $250,000 of 5-year bonds on April 1, 2020. Interest is paid semi-annually on April 1 and October 1. Below is a partial amortization schedule for the first few years of the bond issue.

Semi-Annual Interest Period		Interest Payment			Interest Expense			Amortization			Bond Amortized Cost
Apr.1, 2020											$261,528
Oct. 1, 2020		$5,000			$3,923			$1,077			260,451
Apr. 1, 2021		5,000			3,907			1,093			259,358
Oct. 1, 2021		5,000			3,890			1,110			258,248
Apr. 1, 2022		5,000			3,874			1,126			257,122
Oct. 1, 2022		5,000			3,857			1,143			255,979
Apr. 1, 2023		5,000			3,840			1,160			254,819

Were the bonds issued at a discount or at a premium?

The bonds were issued at a discountpremium.

What is the bonds face value?

Face value

$

What will the bonds amortized cost be at the maturity date?

Bond amortized cost

$

What will be the total interest payment over the five-year life of the bonds? Total interest expense?

Total interest payment		$
Total interest expense		$

Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bond. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Apr. 1, 2020
	(To record issuance of bonds.)

Prepare the journal entry for the first interest payment. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Oct. 1, 2020
	(To record interest payment.)

Prepare the adjusting journal entry on December 31, 2020, assuming this is Blossoms year end. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Dec. 31, 2020
	(To accrue interest expense.)

Prepare the journal entry for the payment of interest on April 1, 2021. Assume no reversing entries have been used. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
Apr. 1, 2021
	(To record interest payment.)

Please answer as presented, thank you