In: Accounting
1. XYZ issues a 15-year, $20,000,000 bond on September 1, 2019 with a stated interest rate of 3.4%, payable semiannually. Market interest rates on September 1, 2019 were 3.8%. Prepare the journal entry to record the transaction on September 1, 2019.
2. Prepare the journal entries to record interest expense and other accounts for XYZ’s bond for the first 2 interest payments (ignore year-end accruals)