Garcia Company issues 10.00%, 15-year bonds with a par value of $420,000 and semiannual interest payments. On the issue date, the annual market rate for these bonds is 14.00%, which implies a selling price of 79 3/4. The effective interest method is used to allocate interest expense. 1. Using the implied selling price of 79 3/4, what are the issuer's cash proceeds from issuance of these bonds? 2. What total amount of bond interest expense will be recognized over the life of these bonds? 3. What amount of bond interest expense is recorded on the first interest payment date?

Cash proceeds ___________

Total Bond Interest Expense Over Life of Bonds:
Amount repaid:
	payments of
Par value at maturity
Total repayments			0
Less amount borrowed (from part 1)
Total bond interest expense			$0

Bond interest expense

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