On June 30,2025 , Charles Wilson Company issued $4,380,000.00 face value of 14%,20-year bonds at $5,039,020.00, a yield of 12%. Wilson uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds pay semiannual interest on June 30 and December 31. Click here to view factor tables. (a) Your answer is correct. Prepare the journal entries to record the following transactions. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 38,548.25. 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.) 1. The issuance of the bonds on June 30,2025. 2. The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31,2025. 3. The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on June 30, 2026. 4. The payment of interest and the amortization of the premium on December 31,2026. Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Cash 5039020 Bonds Payable Premium on Bonds Payable Interest Expense 302341.2 Premium on Bonds Payable 4258.8 Cash Interest Expense 302085.67 Premium on Bonds Payable 4514.33 306600 Cash Interest Expense 301814.81 Premium on Bonds Payable 4785.19 Cash Show the proper balance sheet presentation for the liability for bonds payable on the December 31,2026 , balance sheet. (Round Provide the answers to the following questions. 1. What amount of interest expense is reported for 2026 ? (Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 38,548.25.) Interest expense reported for 2026 \$ 2. Will the bond interest expense reported in 2026 be the same as, greater than, or less than the amount that would be reported if the straight-line method of amortization were used? The bond interest expense reported in 2026 will be the amount that would be reported if the straight-line me 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 greater than, the same as, or less than 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 m
