Paris Electric sold $3,000,000, 10%, 10-year bonds on January 1, 2017. The bonds were dated January 1 and pay interest annually on January 1. Paris Electric uses the straight-line method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds were sold at 104.
Instructions (a) Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 2017. (b) Prepare a bond premium amortization schedule for the fi rst 4 interest periods. (c) Prepare the journal entries for interest and the amortization of the premium in 2017 and 2018.