On January 1, 2017, when the market interest rate was 9 percent, Selton Corporation completed a $200,000,

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On January 1, 2017, when the market interest rate was 9 percent, Selton Corporation completed a $200,000, 8 percent bond issue for $187,163. The bonds were dated January 1, 2017, pay interest each December 31, and mature in ten years on December 31, 2026. Seton amortizes the bond discount using the straight-line method.


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1. Prepare the journal entry to record the bond issuance.

2. Prepare the journal entry to record the interest payment on December 31, 2017.

3. Prepare a bond discount amortization schedule for these bonds. Round calculations to the nearest dollar.

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Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-1259269868

5th Canadian edition

Authors: Fred Phillips, Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Brandy Mackintosh

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