Purse Corporation owns 70 percent of Scarf Company's voting shares. On January 1, 20X3, Scarf sold bonds with a par value of $600,000 at 98 . Purse purchased $400,000 par value of the bonds; the remainder was sold to nonaffiliates. The bonds mature in five years and pay an annual interest rate of 8 percent. Interest is paid semiannually on January 1 and July 1. Note: Assume using straight-line amortization of bond discount or premium. Required: a. What amount of interest expense should be reported in the 204 consolidated income statement? b. Prepare the journal entries Purse recorded during 204 with regard to its investment in Scarf bonds. c. Prepare all worksheet consolidation entries needed to remove the effects of the intercorporate bond ownership in preparing consolidated financial statements for 204