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Question

You have the amortization schedule done and You know how to account for the interest payments and sale and retirement. You're just trying to determine if you need to do the journal entries for interest for the remaining amount after the partial sale. And if so, how would you figure that amount?

Analyze the specific outcomes directed toward the team at BAJA Corporation describing what the numbers mean and how they relate to the business.

On January 1, 2017, BAJA Corporation purchased bonds with a face value of $600,000 for $616,747.06 The bonds are due June 30, 2020, carry a 13% stated interest rate, and were purchased to yield 12%. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31.

On March 31, 2018, in contemplation of a major acquisition, the company sold one-half the bonds for $319,000 including accrued interest; the remainder were held until maturity.