Montego Electric sold \(\$ 3,000,000,10 \%, 10\)-year bonds on January 1, 1996. The bonds were dated January 1 and pay interest July 1 and January 1. Montego Electric uses the straightline method to amortize bond premium or discount. The bonds were sold at 104. Assume no interest is accrued on June 30 .

\section*{Instructions}

(a) Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds on January 1, 1996.

(b) Prepare a bond premium amortization schedule for the first four interest periods.

(c) Prepare the journal entries for interest and the amortization of the premium in 1996 and 1997.

(d) Show the balance sheet presentation of the bond liability at December 31, 1997.