Exercise 15-4 Accounting for short-term held-to-maturity securities LO P2

Prepare journal entries to record the following transactions involving the short-term securities investments of Natura Co., all of which occurred during year 2017.

1. On June 15, paid $274,000 cash to purchase Remedys 90-day short-term debt securities ($274,000 principal), dated June 15, that pay 10% interest (categorized as held-to-maturity securities).
2. On September 16, received a check from Remedy in payment of the principal and 90 days' interest on the debt securities purchased in transaction a. (Use 360 days in a year. Do not round your intermediate calculations.)