Park Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $2,000,000 and a coupon rate of 10 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Park uses the effective-interest amortization method and also uses a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 8.5 percent. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1)
Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds
Prepare the journal entry to record the interest payment on June 30 of this year.
What bonds payable amount will Park report on its June 30 balance sheet?