On January 1, 2024, Mechanics Credit Union (MCU) issued 6%, 20-year bonds payable with face value of $700,000. The bonds pay interest on June 30 and December 31. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. If the market interest rate is 5% when MCU issues its bonds, will the bonds be priced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain. The 6% bonds issued when the market interest rate is 5% will be priced at a premium. They are attractive in this market, so investors will pay more than face value to acquire them. Requirement 2. If the market interest rate is 7% when MCU issues its bonds, will the bonds be priced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain. The 6% bonds issued when the market interest rate is 7% will be priced at a discount. They are unattractive in this market, so investors will pay less than face value to acquire them. Requirement 3. The issue price of the bonds is 94. Journalize the bond transactions. (Assume bonds payable are amortized using the straight-line amortization method. Record debits first, then credits. Select explanations on the last line of the journal entry. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.) a. Journalize the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2024. Date 2024 Jan. 1 Cash Accounts and Explanation Discount on Bonds Payable Bonds Payable Issued bonds at a discount. b. Journalize the payment of interest and amortization on June 30, 2024. Date 2024 Accounts and Explanation Jun. 30 Issued bonds at a discount. Issued bonds at face value. Issued bonds at a premium. Paid semiannual interest and amortized discount. Paid semiannual interest and amortized premium. Retired bonds payable at maturity. Debit Credit 658,000 42,000 700,000 Debit Credit Requirements 1. If the market interest rate is 5% when MCU issues its bonds, will the bonds be priced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain. 2. If the market interest rate is 7% when MCU issues its bonds, will the bonds be priced at face value, at a premium, or at a discount? Explain. 3. The issue price of the bonds is 94. Journalize the following bond transactions: a. Issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2024. b. Payment of interest and amortization on June 30, 2024. c. Payment of interest and amortization on December 31, 2024. d. Retirement of the bond at maturity on December 31, 2043, assuming the last interest payment has already been recorded. Print Done