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The cash paid for interest will always be greater than interest expense when using effective-interest amortization for a bond. True False If bonds are issued initially at a premium and the effective-interest method of amortization is used, interest expense in the earlier years will be greater than if the straight-line method were used. greater than the amount of the interest payments. the same as if the straight-line method were used. less than if the straight-line method were used