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On January 1, 2024, DC Ltd. Issued bonds with a maturity value of $8 million when the market rate of interest was 4%. The bonds have a coupon (contractual) interest rate of 5% and mature on January 1,2034 . Interest on the bonds is payable semi-annually on July 1 and January 1 of each year. The company's year end is December 31. Instructions A. Calculate the issue price of the bonds. B. Prepare a bond amortization schedule from the date of issue up to and including January 1, 2027. C. Prepare all of the required journal entries related to the bonds that DC Ltd. Will record up to 2026, including any adjusting journal entries at December 31, 2026. D. What amounts would be reported as current and non-current in the liabilities section of DC Ltd.'s December 31, 2024, balance sheet? E. The bonds were redeemed on January 1, 2026 (after the interest had been paid and recorded) at 102. Prepare the journal entry for the redemption of the bonds. F. Assume instead that the bonds were not redeemed on January 1, 2026. Record the entry for the re-payment of the bonds on January 1,2034. What will be the total interest payments over the 10-year life of the bonds? What will be the total interest expense over the 10-year life of the bonds? Explain why the total interest payments over the 10-year life of the bonds is equal to or different than the total interest expense over the 10 -year life of the bonds