1. P & P Products issued $1,800,000 of face value bonds on April 1, 2012. The bonds were sold for $1,908,000. They pay 8% interest each year on December 31st and come due in 10 years from their date of January 1, 2012. The company uses the effective interest methos to amortize any premium or discounts. The market rate is 6%.
Required: Prepare a bond amortization schedule showing the interest expense, interest payable/cash, amount of amortization and carrying value of the bond for the first two years. Prepare entries for the issuance of the bonds and payment of interest for 2012 and 2013. ( You can disregard years 3-10)