James Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $505,000 and a coupon rate of 6 percent. The bonds mature in 15 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the bonds will be sold on January 1 of this year. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) (Use the appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round your final answer to whole dollars.)

Required:

Compute the issue (sale) price on January 1 of this year for each of the following independent cases:

a. Case A: Market interest rate (annual): 4 percent.

b. Case B: Market interest rate (annual): 6 percent.

c. Case C: Market interest rate (annual): 8.5 percent.

2.

GMAT Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $256,000 and a coupon rate of 6 percent. The bonds mature in 5 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Determine the issuance price of the bonds assuming an annual market rate of interest of 8.0 percent. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) (Use the appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round your final answer to whole dollars.)

3.On January 1 of this year, Clearwater Corporation sold bonds with a face value of $768,000 and a coupon rate of 8 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest annually every December 31. Clearwater uses the straight-line amortization method and also uses a discount account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 9 percent. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) (Use the appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round your final answer to whole dollars.)

Required:

1. Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

2. Prepare the journal entry to record the interest payment on December 31 of this year. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)

3. How will the bonds be reported on Clearwater's December 31 Balance Sheet?