Question:Park Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $2,017,000 and a coupon rate of 10 percent. The bonds mature in 5 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Park uses the effective-interest amortization method and does not use a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. (FV of $1,PV of $1,FVA of $1, andPVA of $1)(Use the appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round your final answer to whole dollars.)

Required:

1.Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds.

2.Prepare the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 of this year.

3.What bonds payable amount will Park report on its June 30 balance sheet?