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If bonds are issued initially at a premium and the effective-interest method of amortization is used, interest expense in the earlier years will be.

A. greater than if the straight-line method were used.

B. greater than the amount of the interest payments.

C. the same as if the straight-line method were used.

D. less than if the straight-line method were used.

Why is the correct answer B?

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