Whispering Inc. has decided to purchase equipment from Central Michigan Industries on January $2,2025,$ to expand its production

capacity to meet customers' demand for its product. Whispering issues an $$1,280,000,5-$year, zero$-$interest$-$bearing note to Central

Michigan for the new equipment when the prevailing market rate of interest for obligations of this nature is $12\%.$ The company will

pay off the note in five $$256,000$ installments due at the end of each year over the life of the note.

$($a$)$

Prepare the journal entry at the date of purchase. $($Round factor values to $5$ decimal places, e$.$g$.1\mathrm{.}25124$ and final answers to $0$ decimal

places, e$.$g$.5,275.$ Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required,

select $"$No Entry" for the account titles and enter $0$ for the amounts. List all debit entries before credit entries.$)$

Account Titles and Explanation

Debit

Credit