Reference no: EM132475909

At 31 December 2008, Northern Resources Ltd. reports the following on its statement of financial position:

Bonds payable, 4%, interest payable semi-annually on 30 June and 30 December $9,400,000

Discount on bonds payable                                                                          $470,000

                                                                                                              $8,930,000

The effective interest rate, or market interest rate, was 6% on issuance. On 1 March 2009, 30% of the bond issue was bought back in the open market and retired at 101 plus accrued interest. The following table relates to 2009 (numbers have been rounded):

Amortization Schedule, Effective-Interest Method:

Interest Period          Cash Interest                Interest Expense         Premium Amortization     Balance Unamortized    Premium    

                                                                                                                                                                                                     Carrying-      amount

reporting date(above) $470000 $8930000

1                               $188000                               $267900                $79900                           $390100                   $9009900

2                                $188000                            $270297                $82297                            $307803                    $9092197

Required:

Provide the entries to record:

Question 1. Interest paid to the date of retirement on the 30% of bond retired. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Question 2. Bond retirement. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

Question 3. Interest on 30 June 2009 for the portion of the bond still outstanding. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)