On January 1, Yankee Company issued $100,000 par value, 4%, 5-year bonds (i.e., there were 100 of

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On January 1, Yankee Company issued $100,000 par value, 4%, 5-year bonds (i.e., there were 100 of $1,000 par value bonds in the issue). Interest is payable semiannually each January 1 and July 1 with the first interest payment due at the end of the period on July 1. Yankee paid $10,000 in underwriting fees. Determine the issue price of the bonds with a 12% market rate of interest and prepare the journal entry to record the bond issue. The issue bond price is $_____.