When all premiums on callable debt securities should be amortized to the earlies

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When all premiums on callable debt securities should be amortized to the earliest call date and all discounts on callable debt securities should amortize to the maturity date. What effect will this have on interest expense if the bonds are issued at a premium and a discount? If you issue $10,000,000, 30 year callable bonds at a 5% premium, with a call feature at 10 years, what effect will this have on interest expense the first ten years? Provide journal entries and a comparative table to explain the differences. If you issue $10,000,000, 30 year callable bonds at a 5% discount, with a call feature at 10 years, what effect will this have on interest expense the first ten years? Provide journal entries and a comparative table to explain the differences.

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2015-journal entries

Jan 5 Investment in shares a/c dr 1200000$

To Bank a/c 1200000$

(being 40000shares of kildaires entity purchased at 30$)

oct 23 bank a/c dr 168000$   

(40000shares*4.2)

To dividend a/c 168000$

(Being cash dividend received)

year 2016

oct 15 bank a/c dr 124000$   

(40000shares*3.1)

To dividend a/c 124000$

(Being cash dividend received)

year 2017

jan 2 bank a/c dr 1665000$

To Investment in shares a/c 1200000$

To Profit and loss a/c 465000$

(Being investments sold)

jan 2 no entry for change in fair value

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