Entries for issuing bonds and amortizing discount by straight-line method a. Journalize the entries to record the following: 1. Issuance of the bonds. 2. First semiannual interest payment. The bond discount is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) 3. Second semiannual interest payment. The bond discount is combined with the semiannual interest payment. (Round your answer to the nearest dollar.) If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Check My Work b. Determine the amount of the bond interest expense for the first year. c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for only $10,037,540 rather than for the face amount of $10,900,000 ? The market rate of interest is the contract rate of interest. Therefore, inventors willing to pay the full face amount of the bonds. Feedback Check My Work c. Why was the company able to issue the bonds for $4,173,768 rather than for the face amount of $3,900,000 ? The market rate of interest is less than the contract rate of interest