On January 1, 2011, Empresas Buenapaga issued callable bonds payable for a par value of $1,000,000. The

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On January 1, 2011, Empresas Buenapaga issued callable bonds payable for a par value of $1,000,000. The bonds matured in 20 years. The contract interest rate is 9% payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. As the market rate on similar bonds was at 8%, the bonds were sold at a premium of $1,250,000. The bonds had a call price of 105%.

Buenapaga has obtained financing at a lower interest rate and decided to redeem the bonds by paying the redemption price on July 30, 2022, when the premium has an outstanding unrepaid balance of $75,000.

Required: Make the journal payment to register the cancellation of the bonus on July 30, 2022. Remember to determine the redemption price of the bond and the value of the outstanding debt (carrying value)