Question: Bond Issue, Interest Payments, Effective Interest Rate Method, Amortization Table. On January 1, 2015, the Landon Capital Partners, a U. S. GAAP reporter, issued $

Bond Issue, Interest Payments, Effective Interest Rate Method, Amortization Table. On January 1, 2015, the Landon Capital Partners, a U. S. GAAP reporter, issued $ 600,000 par value, 6%, six- year bonds. Interest is payable semiannually each January 1 and July 1 with the first interest payment due at the end of the period on July 1, 2015. The market rate of interest on the date of the bond issue was 4%.
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a. Determine the issue price of the debt.
b. Prepare the amortization table for the bond issue, assuming that Landon uses the effective interest rate method of amortization.
c. Prepare the journal entries to record the bond issue, the first interest entry, and payment of the bonds at maturity. Assume the company uses a premium or discount account, if needed.

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