Question: ($ in millions) Long-Term Liabilities 9.6% convertible bonds, callable at 101 beginning in 2022, due 2025 (net of unamortized discount of $2) [note 8]

($ in millions) $198 Long-Term Liabilities 9.6% convertible bonds, callable at 101 beginning in 2022, due 2025 (net of unamor

Required: 1. Prepare the journal entries that were recorded when each of the two bond issues was originally sold in 2008 and

3. Assume Bradley-Link induced conversion by offering $150 cash for each bond converted. Prepare the journal entry to record  

($ in millions) Long-Term Liabilities 9.6% convertible bonds, callable at 101 beginning in 2022, due 2025 (net of unamortized discount of $2) [note 8] 10.4% registered bonds callable at 104 beginning in 2031, due 2035 (net of unamortized discount of $1) [note 8] Shareholders' Equity Equity-stock warrants $198 49 4 Note 8: Bonds (in part) The 9.6% bonds were issued in 2008 at 97.5 to yield 10%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Each $1,O00 bond is convertible into 40 shares of the Company's no par common stock. The 10.4% bonds were issued in 2012 at 102 to yield 10%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Each $1,000 bond was issued with 40 detachable stock warrants, each of which entitles the holder to purchase one share of the Company's no par common stock for $25, beginning 2022. On January 3, 2022, when Bradley-Link's common stock had a market price of $32 per share, Bradley-Link called the convertible bonds to force conversion. 90% were converted; the remainder were acquired at the call price. When the common stock price reached an all-time high of $37 in December of 2022, 40% of the warrants were exercised.

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