Discount-Mart issues $20 million in bonds on January 1, 2021. The bonds have a ten-year...

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Discount-Mart issues $20 million in bonds on January 1, 2021. The bonds have a ten-year term and pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31 each year. Below is a partial bond amortization schedule for the bonds:

Date Cash Paid Interest Expense Increase in Carrying Value Carrying Value
01/01/2021 $ 17,706,016
06/30/2021 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,062,361 $ 62,361 17,768,377
12/31/2021 1,000,000 1,066,103 66,103 17,834,480
06/30/2022 1,000,000 1,070,069 70,069 17,904,549
12/31/2022 1,000,000 1,074,273 74,273 17,978,822

What is the carrying value of the bonds as of December 31, 2022?

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  • $17,904,549.

  • $19,978,822.

  • $17,978,822.

  • $17,834,480.

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