Blossom Company purchased, on January $1,2025,$ as an available$-$for$-$sale security, $$76,000$ of the $9\%,5-$year bonds of Penny Worth

Corporation for $$70,382,$ which provides an $11\%$ return.

Prepare Blossom's journal entries for $($a$)$ the purchase of the investment, $($b$)$ the receipt of annual interest and discount amortization,

and $($c$)$ the year$-$end fair value adjustment. $($Assume a zero balance in the Fair Value Adjustment account.$)$ The bonds have a year$-$end

fair value of $$72,200.$ Assume effective$-$interest amortization is used. $($List all debit entries before credit entries. Credit account titles are

automatically indented when 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$.1,225.)$

No$.$

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

$($a$)$

$($b$)$

$($c$)$