Epsilon Corp issues loan notes of $130,000 on 1 January 2031. Redemption is to take place on equal terms, five years later. The company decides to put aside an equal amount to be invested at 4.5% which will provide $130,000 on maturity. Tables show that $0.191735 invested annually will produce $1 in five years’ time.

Required: (a) Set up the loan-note redemption reserve account. (b) Calculate the annual investment for the sinking fund. (c) Maintain the loan-notes payable account. (d) Draft a memo to the board explaining the impact on retained earnings.