A company issued $15,000,000 of 8% debentures on May 1, 2017 and received cash totaling $13,308,942.

The bonds pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1.

The maturity date on these bonds is November 1, 2025.

The firm uses the effective-interest method of amortizing discounts and premiums.

The bonds were sold to yield an effective-interest rate of 10%. Using the attached T-account template, prepare the following transactions:

5/1/17 Bond issuance

10/31/17 Accrual of interest and amortization of bond discount/premium

11/1/17 Interest payment

4/30/18 Accrual of interest and amortization of bond discount/premium

5/1/18 Interest payment