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Enviro Company issues 8%, 10-year bonds with a par value of $300,000 and semiannual interest payments. On the issue date, the annual market rate for these bonds is 10%, which implies a selling price of 87 1/2.

QS 10-2 Journalizing bond issuance LO P1 Prepare the journal entries for the issuance of the bonds. Assume the bonds are issued for cash on January 1, 2017.