Tolkien Company has $15,200 of 10% bond debentures outstanding. The bonds matures June 1, 2025. The company decides to retire the bonds 4 years before their maturity and buys all of them on the open market for 103 on June. The bonds were originally issued at par.

Required 1: What is the amount of cash paid by Tolkien Company when retiring the bonds? Do not include interest on last coupon. $

Required 2: What is the gain (loss) on bond retirement to be recognized in the books? If it is a loss, make it negative and use the minus sign "-". $

Required 3: If Tolkien Company prepares its annual financial statements on March 31st, what is the amount of interest payable to report if the last semi-annual coupon was paid on December 31st?

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