Question: Please put the answer in easy to read neat table please and thank you. and if no journal entry, please write no journal entry req.

Please put the answer in easy to read neat table please and thank you. and if no journal entry, please write no journal entry req. Mills Corporation acquired as a long-term investment $260 million of 5% bonds, dated July 1, on July 1,2024. Company management
has the positive intent and ability to hold the bonds until maturity. The market interest rate (yield) was 3% for bonds of similar risk and
maturity. Mills paid $300.0 million for the bonds. The company will receive interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. As a
result of changing market conditions, the fair value of the bonds at December 31,2024, was $280.0 million.
Required:
& 2. Prepare the journal entry to record Mills' investment in the bonds on July 1,2024 and interest on December 31,2024, at the
effective (market) rate.
At what amount will Mills report its investment in the December 31,2024, balance sheet?
Suppose Moody's bond rating agency upgraded the risk rating of the bonds, and Mills decided to sell the investment on January 2,
2025, for $315 million. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Prepare the journal entry to record Mills' investment in the bonds on July 1,2024 and interest on December 31,2024, at the effective
(market) rate.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round
intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place, (i.e.,5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).
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Journal entry worksheet
Record Mill's investment in the bonds on July 1,2024.
Note: Enter debits before credits.
July 01,
2024. Journal entry worksheet
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2
Record interest on December 31,2024.
Note: Enter debits before credits.
Date General Journal Debit Credit December 31,2024
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Req 1 and 2
At what amount will Mills report its investment in the December 31,2024, balance sheet?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 1 decimal place, (i.e.,5,500,000
should be entered as 5.5).
Investment
Journal entry worksheet
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Prepare any journal entry needed to adjust the investment to fair value.
Note: Enter debits before credits.
S.No/Date Account Title Debit Credit January 02,2025
Journal entry worksheet
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2
Record the sale of the investment by Mills.
Note: Enter debits before credits.
Date General Journal Debit Credit January 02,2025
Please put the answer in easy to read neat table

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