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Tanner$-$UNF Corporation acquired as a long$-$term investment $$320$ million of $4\mathrm{.}0\%$ bonds, dated July $1,$ on July $1,2024.$ Company management has the positive intent and ability to hold the bonds until maturity. The market interest rate $($yield$)$ was $6\%$ for bonds of similar risk and maturity. Tanner$-$UNF paid $$290\mathrm{.}0$ million for the bonds. The company will receive interest semiannually on June $30$ and December $31.$ As a result of changing market conditions, the fair value of the bonds at December $31,2024,$ was $$300\mathrm{.}0$ million.

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& $2.$ Prepare the journal entry to record Tanner$-$UNF's investment in the bonds on July $1,2024$ and interest on December $31,2024,$ at the effective $($market$)$ rate.

At what amount will Tanner$-$UNF report its investment in the December $31,2024,$ balance sheet?

Suppose Moody's bond rating agency downgraded the risk rating of the bonds motivating Tanner$-$UNF to sell the investment on January $2,2025,$ for $$280\mathrm{.}0$ million. Prepare the journal entry to record the sale.

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Prepare the journal entry to record Tanner$-$UNF's investment in the bonds on July $1,2024$ and interest on December $31,2024,$ at the effective $($market$)$ rate.

Note: If no entry is required for a transaction$/$event$,$ select $"$No journal entry required" in the first account field. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to $1$ decimal place, $(1.$e$.,5,500,000$ should be entered as $5\mathrm{.}5).$

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