(Entries for Bond TransactionsStraight-Line) Foreman Company issued $800,000 of 10%, 20-year bonds on January 1, 2011, at...

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(Entries for Bond Transactions—Straight-Line) Foreman Company issued $800,000 of 10%, 20-year bonds on January 1, 2011, at 102. Interest is payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1. Foreman Company uses the straight-line method of amortization for bond premium or discount.

Prepare the journal entries to record the following.

(a) The issuance of the bonds.

(b) The payment of interest and the related amortization on July 1, 2011.

Bonds
When companies need to raise money, issuing bonds is one way to do it. A bond functions as a loan between an investor and a corporation. The investor agrees to give the corporation a specific amount of money for a specific period of time in exchange...