On January 31, 2020, Copperlink Incorporated issued 9% bonds with a face amount of $40,000,000. The bonds pay interest on July 31 and January 31 and mature on January 31, 2026. On the issue date, the market yield for bonds with a similar risk and maturity was 10%. On March 31, 2022, the company purchased $10,000,000 of the bonds in the market and retired the bonds. The market yield appropriate to the bonds was 12% on that date.

Required:

a) Prepare journal entries to record the issue of the bonds and the recording of interest

expense for 2020. (6 marks)

b) Prepare journal entries to record the purchase and retirement of the bonds on March 31, 2022. (8 marks)

c) What is the carrying value of the reminding bonds payable on July 31, 2022? (2 marks)