Whitmore Company issued $521,500 of 5-year, 6% bonds at 96 on January 1, 2017. The bonds pay interest annually.

Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Compute the total cost of borrowing for these bonds.

Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds, assuming the bonds were issued at 102. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Compute the total cost of borrowing for these bonds, assuming the bonds were issued at 102.