The receipt of annual interest and discount amortization


1. Garfield Company purchased, as a held-to-maturity investment, $80,000 of the 9%, 5-year bonds of Chester Corporation for $74,086, which provides an 11% return. Prepare Garfield's journal entries for

(a) The purchase of the investment, and 

(b) The receipt of annual interest and discount amortization. Assume effective-interest amortization is used. 

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