Glimmer Pools purchased $50,000 of 7% AKL bonds on January 1, 2018, at a price of 104.2

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Glimmer Pools purchased $50,000 of 7% AKL bonds on January 1, 2018, at a price of 104.2 when the market rate of interest was 6%. Glimmer intends to hold the bonds until their maturity date of January 1, 2023. The bonds pay interest semiannually on each January 1 and July 1. Calculate the amount of premium amortization (using the straight-line amortization method) on July 1, 2018, and record the related journal entries. What is the total interest revenue for the first six months of 2018?

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Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134725987

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Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.

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