On January 1, 2015, Loop Raceway issued 670 bonds, each with a face value of $1,000, a stated interest rate of 6% paid annually on December 31, and a maturity date of December 31, 2017. On the issue date, the market interest rate was 7 percent, so the total proceeds from the bond issue were $652,418. Loop uses the straight-line bond amortization method and adjusts for any rounding errors when recording interest in the final year.