Glen Pool Club, Inc., has an installment loan outstanding with a current balance of $$150,000.$ The company makes monthly installments

of $$1,543,$ which include interest computed at an annual rate of $6$ percent.

a$.$ Prepare a partial amortization table showing $(1)$ the original balance of this loan, and $(2)$ the allocation of the first two monthly

payments between interest expense and the reduction in the loan's unpaid balance.

b$.$ Prepare the journal entry to record the second monthly payment.

c$.$ Will monthly interest increase, decrease, or stay the same over the life of the loan?

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Required $A$

Prepare a partial amortization table showing $(1)$ the original balance of this loan, and $(2)$ the allocation of the first two

monthly payments between interest expense and the reduction in the loan's unpaid balance. $($Enter all amounts as positive

numbers. Round your answers to the nearest dollar amount.$)$