In: Accounting
Trego Company issued, on December 31, 2018, $1,000,000 face value, 4%, 5-year bonds. Interest will be paid semiannually each June 30 and December 31. The bonds sold at a price of 102; Trego uses the straight-line method of amortizing bond discount or premium. The amount of bond interest expense recognized by Trego Company in 2019 with respect to these bonds is
| Bond issue price | 1020000 | =1000000*1.02 | 
| Premium on issue | 20000 | =1020000-1000000 | 
| Cash interest paid in 2019 | 40000 | =1000000*4% | 
| Less: Premium amortized in 2019 | 4000 | =20000/5 | 
| Interest expense recognized in 2019 | 36000 |