On June 30, 2020, Sunland Company issued $3,420,000 face value of 16%, 20-year bonds at $4,449,160, a yield of 12%. Sunland uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds pay semiannual interest on June 30 and December 31.

Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions. (Round answer 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 amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

(1)		The issuance of the bonds on June 30, 2020.
(2)		The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31, 2020.
(3)		The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on June 30, 2021.
(4)		The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31, 2021

Date	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
(1)	June 30, 2020
(2)	December 31, 2020
(3)	June 30, 2021
(4)	December 31, 2021

Provide the answers to the following questions. (1) What amount of interest expense is reported for 2021? (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 38,548.)

Interest expense reported for 2021

_________

$

(2) Will the bond interest expense reported in 2021 be _________ amount that would be reported if the straight-line method of amortization were used?

The bond interest expense reported in 2021 will be ________ as the amount that would be reported if the straight-lin

(3) Determine the total cost of borrowing over the life of the bond. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 38,548.)

Total cost of borrowing over the life of the bond

____________

$

(4) Will the total bond interest expense for the life of the bond be _______________ the total interest expense if the straight-line method of amortization were used?

The total bond interest expense for the life of the bond will be ________________ the total interest expense if the straight-line