Interest on Bond Investments On May 1, 2016, Carly Company purchased $84,000 of

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Interest on Bond Investments On May 1, 2016, Carly Company purchased $84,000 of 5%, 10-year Baltimore Company bonds at their face value plus two months' accrued interest. The bonds pay interest on March 1 and September 1. On October 1, 2016, Carly Company sold $30,000 of the Baltimore Company bonds acquired on May 1, plus one month's accrued interest. On December 31, 2016, four months' interest was accrued for the remaining bonds. Determine the interest earned by Carly Company on Baltimore Company bonds for 2016. Do not round interim calculations. If required, round final answer to the nearest dollar.

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$2,425.....(as shown below)

the following table shows the interest earned by Carly company:

interest on $84,000 for the period may 1 to september 30 (5 months) =>$84,000 *5%*5/12 =>$1,750 $1,750 Interest on ($84,000 - $30,000) =>$54,000 for the period october 1 to december 31 i.e 3 months ($54,000 * 5% *3/12) $675 Total interest earned by Carly company $2,425

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