Pepper Enterprises owns 95 percent of Salt Corporation. On January 1, 20X1, Salt issued $200,000 of five-year bonds at 115. Annual interest of 12 percent is paid semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Pepper purchased $100,000 of the bonds on July 1, 20X3, at par value. The following balances are taken from the separate 20X3 financial statements of the two companies:

	Pepper Enterprises					Salt Corporation
Investment in Salt Corporation Bonds		$	100,000
Interest Income			6,000
Interest Receivable			6,000
Bonds Payable							$	200,000
Bond Premium								13,475
Interest Expense								18,039
Interest Payable								12,000

Required: a. Compute the amount of interest expense that should be reported in the consolidated income statement for 20X3. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.) b. Compute the gain or loss on constructive bond retirement that should be reported in the 20X3 consolidated income statement. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to nearest whole dollar.) c. Prepare the consolidation worksheet consolidation entry or entries as of December 31, 20X3, to remove the effects of the intercorporate bond ownership. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)