On January $2,2020,$ Whispering Corporation issued $$1,100,000$ of $10\%$ bonds at $98$ due December $31,2029.$ Interest on the bonds is

payable annually each December $31.$ The discount on the bonds is also being amortized on a straight$-$line basis over the $10$ years.

$($Straight$-$line is not materially different in effect from the preferable "interest method."$)$

The bonds are callable at $101($i$.$e$.,$ at $101\%$ of face value$),$ and on January $2,2025,$ Whispering called $$660,000$ face value of the bonds

and redeemed them.

Ignoring income taxes, compute the amount of loss, if any, to be recognized by Whispering as a result of retiring the $$660,000$ of bonds

in $2025.($Round answer to $0$ decimal places, e$.$g$.38,548.)$

Loss on redemption

Prepare the journal entry to record the redemption. $($Round answers to $0$ decimal places, e$.$g$.38,548.$ If no entry is required,

select $"$No Entry" for the account titles and enter $0$ for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented

when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. List all debit entries before credit entries.$)$

Date

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit

January $2,2025$