A U.S. company makes a sale to a foreign customer payable in 30 days in the customer's currency. The sale would be recorded by the U.S. company on the date:
A. Of sale using a projected estimate of the U.S. dollar value at payment date.
B. Of sale using a 30-day average U.S. dollar value.
C. Of sale using the current dollar value.
D. Of sale using the foreign currency value.
E. When payment is received.
On January 1, 2007, a company issued 10-year, 10% bonds payable with a par value of $500,000, and received $442,647 in cash proceeds. The market rate of interest at the date of issuance was 12%. The bonds pay interest semiannually on July 1 and January 1. The issuer uses the straight-line method for amortization. Prepare the issuer's journal entry to record the first semiannual interest payment on July 1, 2007.