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9% bonds payable due December 31, 2025 $718,900
The bonds have a face value of $700,000 and were issues on December 31, 2015, at 103, with interest payable on July 1 and December 31 of each year. Cotton uses straight-line amortization to amortize bond premiums or discount. On March 1, 2017, Cotton retired $280,000 of these bonds at 98 plus accrued interest. Ignoring income taxes, what should cotton record as a gain on retirement bonds?