Gridley Company issued $800,000, 11%, 10-year bonds on December 31, 2013, for $730,000. Interest is payable semiannually

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Gridley Company issued $800,000, 11%, 10-year bonds on December 31, 2013, for $730,000. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Gridley Company uses the straight-line method to amortize bond premium or discount.

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Prepare the journal entries to record the following.
(a) The issuance of the bonds.
(b) The payment of interest and the discount amortization on June 30, 2014.
(c) The payment of interest and the discount amortization on December 31, 2014.
(d) The redemption of the bonds at maturity assuming Interest for the last interest period has been paid and recorded.
Maturity
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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Accounting Principles

ISBN: 9781118566671

11th Edition

Authors: Jerry Weygandt, Paul Kimmel, Donald Kieso

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