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Bond discount, entries for bonds payable transactions

On July $1,20$Y$1,$ Livingston Corporation, a wholesaler of manufacturing equipment, issued $$3,300,000$ of $7-$year, $9\%$ bonds at a market $($effective$)$ interest rate of $10\%,$ receiving cash of $$3,136,679.$ Interest on the bonds is payable semiannually on December $31$ and June $30.$ The fiscal year of the company is the calendar year.

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For all journal entries, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

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$1.$ Journalize the entry to record the amount of cash proceeds from the issuance of the bonds on July $1,20$Y$1.$

DateAccountDebitCredit

$20$Y$1$ July $1$

Cash

Discount on Bonds Payable

Bonds Payable

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$2.$ Journalize the entries to record the following:

a$.$ The first semiannual interest payment on December $31,20$Y$1,$ and the amortization of the bond discount, using the straight$-$line method. Round to the nearest dollar.

DateAccountDebitCredit

$20$Y$1$ Dec. $31$

Interest Expense

Discount on Bonds Payable

Cash

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b$.$ The interest payment on June $30,20$Y$2,$ and the amortization of the bond discount, using the straight$-$line method. Round to the nearest dollar.

DateAccountDebitCredit

$20$Y$2$ June $30$

Interest Expense

Discount on Bonds Payable

Cash

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$3.$ Determine the total interest expense for $20$Y$1.$ Round to the nearest dollar.

fill in the blank $1$ of $1$$

$4.$ Will the bond proceeds always be less than the face amount of the bonds when the contract rate is less than the market rate of interest?

Yes

$5.$ Compute the price of $$3,136,679$ received for the bonds by using the Present value at compound interest, and Present value of an annuity. Round your PV values to $5$ decimal places and the final answers to the nearest dollar. Your total may vary slightly from the price given due to rounding differences.

Line Item Description Price

Present value of the face amount fill in the blank $1$ of $3$$

Present value of the semiannual interest payments fill in the blank $2$ of $3$

Proceeds of bond issue fill in the blank $3$ of $3$$