Mills Corporation acquired as a long$-$term investment $$260$ million of $7\%$ bonds, dated July $1,$ on July $1,2024.$ Company management

has classified the bonds as an available$-$for$-$sale investment. The market interest rate $($yield$)$ was $5\%$ for bonds of similar risk and

maturity. Mills paid $$320$ million for the bonds. The company will receive interest semiannually on June $30$ and December $31.$ As a

result of changing market conditions, the fair value of the bonds at December $31,2024,$ was $$300$ million.

Required:

& $2.$ Prepare the journal entry to record Mills' investment in the bonds on July $1,2024$ and interest on December $31,2024,$ at the

effective $($market$)$ rate.

At what amount will Mills report its investment in the December $31,2024,$ balance sheet?

Suppose Moody's bond rating agency upgraded the risk rating of the bonds, and Mills decided to sell the investment on January $2,$

$2025,$ for $$330$ million. Prepare the journal entries required on the date of sale.

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Suppose Moody's bond rating agency upgraded the risk rating of the bonds, and Mills decided to sell the investment on January $2,2025,$

for $$330$ million. Prepare the journal entries required on the date of sale.

Note: If no entry is required for a transaction$/$event$,$ select $"$No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round

intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to $1$ decimal place, $($i$.$e$.,5,500,000$ should be entered as $5\mathrm{.}5).$

Journal entry worksheet

Record the fair$-$value adjustment.

Note: Enter debits before credits.Mills Corporation acquired as a long$-$term investment $$260$ million of $7\%$ bonds, dated July $1,$ on July $1,2024.$ Company management has classified the bonds as an available$-$for$-$sale investment. The market interest rate $($yield$)$ was $5\%$ for bonds of similar risk and maturity. Mills paid $$320$ million for the bonds. The company will receive interest semiannually on June $30$ and December $31.$ As a result of changing market conditions, the fair value of the bonds at December $31,2024,$ was $$300$ million.

Required:

$1.$ & $2.$ Prepare the journal entry to record Mills$$ investment in the bonds on July $1,2024$ and interest on December $31,2024,$ at the effective $($market$)$ rate.

$3.$ At what amount will Mills report its investment in the December $31,2024,$ balance sheet?

$4.$ Suppose Moody's bond rating agency upgraded the risk rating of the bonds, and Mills decided to sell the investment on January $2,2025,$ for $$330$ million. Prepare the journal entries required on the date of sale.