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Hillside issues $$2,900,000$ of $9\%,15-$year bonds dated January $1,2021,$ that pay interest semiannually on June $30$ and December $31.$

The bonds are issued at a price of $$3,549,590.$

Required:

Prepare the January $1$ journal entry to record the bonds' issuance.

$2($a$)$ For each semiannual period, complete the table below to calculate the cash payment.

$2(b)$ For each semiannual period, complete the table below to calculate the straight$-$line premium amortization.

$2($c$)$ For each semiannual period, complete the table below to calculate the bond interest expense.

Complete the below table to calculate the total bond interest expense to be recognized over the bonds' life.

Prepare the first two years of a straight$-$line amortization table.

Prepare the journal entries to record the first two interest payments.

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Req $2A$ to $2C$

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Req $4$

For each semiannual period, compute $($a$)$ the cash payment, $($b$)$ the straight$-$line premium amortization, and $($c$)$ the bond interest expense.

Note: Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.

$\backslash$table$[[,$Par $($maturity$)$ value,Annual Rate,,Year,,$\backslash$table$[[$Semiannual cash$],[$interest payment$]],,],[2(a),,,,,=,16,,],[,$Bond price,$\backslash$table$[[$Par $($maturity$],[$value$)]],,\backslash$table$[[$Premium on$],[$Bonds Payable$]],,$Semiannual periods,,$\backslash$table$[[$Straight$-$line premium$],[$amortization$]]],[2($b$),,,=,,,,=,]]$

$\backslash$table$[[\backslash$table$[[$Semiannual cash$],[$payment$]],\backslash$table$[[$Premium$],[$amortization$]],\backslash$table$[[$Bond interest$],[$expense$]]]]$

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