On January $1,2020,$ Cameron Corporation issued five$-$year, $6\%$ bonds payable with a face value of $$2,100,000.$ The bonds were issued at $94$ and pay interest on January $1$ and July $1.$ Cameron

amortizes bond discounts using the straight$-$line method. On December $31,2022,$ Cameron retired the bonds early by purchasing them at a market price of $96.$ The company's fiscal year ends on

December $31.$

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Requirement $1.$ Journalize the issuance of the bonds on January $1,2020.($Record debits first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal entries.$)$