The 10% bonds payable of Nixon Company had a net carrying amountof $2,850,000 on December 31, 2017.
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The 10% bonds payable of Nixon Company had a net carrying amountof $2,850,000 on December 31, 2017. The bonds, which had a facevalue of $3,000,000, were issued at a discount to yield 12%. Theamortization of the bond discount was recorded under theeffective-interest method. Interest was paid on January 1 and July1 of each year. On July 2, 2018, several years before theirmaturity, Nixon retired the bonds at 102. The interest payment onJuly 1, 2018 was made as scheduled. What is the loss that Nixonshould record on the early retirement of the bonds on July 2, 2018?Ignore taxes.
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