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Paulson Company issues 9%, four-year bonds, on January 1 of this year, with a par value of $101,000 and semiannual interest payments. Use the above straight-line bond amortization table and prepare journal entries for the following. (a) The issuance of bonds on January 1 . (b) The first interest payment on June 30. (c) The second interest payment on December 31. Paulson Company issues 9%, four-year bonds, on January 1 of this year, with a par value of $94,000 and semiannual interest payments. Use the above straight-line bond amortization table and prepare journal entries for the following. (a) The issuance of bonds on January 1. (b) The first interest payment on June 30. (c) The second interest payment on December 31. Quatro Company issues bonds dated January 1, 2021, with a par value of $830,000. The bonds' annual contract rate is 9%, and interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31 . The bonds mature in three years. The annual market rate at the date of issuance is 8%, and the bonds are sold for $851,741. 1. What is the amount of the premium on these bonds at issuance? 2. How much total bond interest expense will be recognized over the life of these bonds? 3. Prepare a straight-line amortization table for these bonds