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Exercise $12-1($Algo$)$ Securities held$-$to$-$maturity; bond investment; effective interest, discount; financial statement effects $[$LO$12-1,12-2]$

Tanner$-$UNF Corporation acquired as a long$-$term investment $$250$ million of $4\mathrm{.}0\%$ bonds, dated July $1,$ on July $1,2024.$ Company management has the positive intent and ability to hold the bonds until maturity. The market interest rate $($yield$)$ was $7\%$ for bonds of similar risk and maturity. Tanner$-$UNF paid $$220\mathrm{.}0$ 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 $$220\mathrm{.}0$ million.

Required:

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

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

$4.$ Suppose Moody$$s bond rating agency downgraded the risk rating of the bonds motivating Tanner$-$UNF to sell the investment on January $2,2025,$ for $$200\mathrm{.}0$ million. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale.