Blossom Company purchased bonds with a face amount of $$950000$ between interest payment dates. Blossom purchased the bonds

at $102,$ paid brokerage costs of $$14800,$ and paid accrued interest for three months of $$24800.$ The amount to record as the cost of

this long$-$term investment in bonds is

$$969000.$

$$983800.$

$$1008600.$

$$950000.$