Madrid Company plans to issue 8% bonds on January 1, 2017, with a par value of $4,000,000.

Question:

Madrid Company plans to issue 8% bonds on January 1, 2017, with a of $4,000,000. The company sells $3,600,000 of the bonds at par on January 1, 2017. The remaining $400,000 sells at par on July 1, 2017. The bonds pay interest semiannually as of June 30 and December 31.
1. Record the entry for the first interest payment on June 30, 2017.
2. Record the entry for the July 1 cash sale of bonds.
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...