The following section is taken from Hardesty's balance sheet at December 31, 2019. ...

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The following section is taken from Hardesty's balance sheet at December 31, 2019.

Current liabilities
Interest payable $ 40,000
Long-term liabilities
Bonds payable (8%, due January 1, 2023) 500,000

Interest is payable annually on January 1. The bonds are callable on any annual interest date.

(a) Journalize the payment of the bond interest on January 1, 2020.
(b) Assume that on January 1, 2020, after paying interest, Hardesty calls bonds having a face value of $200,000. The call price is 103. Record the redemption of the bonds.
(c)

Prepare the adjusting entry on December 31, 2020, to accrue the interest on the remaining bonds.

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(c) On January 1, 2022, when the carrying value of the bonds was $5,896,000, the company redeemed the bonds at 102. Record the redemption of the bonds assuming that interest for the period has already been paid. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Debit Credit Date Account Titles and Explanation Jan. 1, 2022

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