On January 1,2X13,Soothing Massage Company acquired,as a long-term investment,20 bonds with a face value of $1,000 each.The bonds have a 10-year life,a 10% coupon rate,and pay interest semi-annually every June 30 and December 31.If the bonds were purchased by Soothing Massage Company to yield 12%,and were acquired for $17,705.90,what is the interest revenue to be recognized by Soothing Massage Company with respect to the interest to be received on December 31,2X13?

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First, we need to calculate the semi-annual interest payment:
Face value * coupon rate/2 = $1,000 * 10%/2 = $50

Next, we need to calculate the present value of the bond at the time of purchase to yield 12%:
PV = $17,705.90
N = 20 (number of semi-annual periods remaining)
I/Y = 6% (since the yield is for a semi-annual period, we divide the annual yield by 2)
FV = $1,000
PMT = $50
Solve for PV using the present value function on a financial calculator or spreadsheet, which gives us:
PV = $17,705.90

Now we can calculate the effective interest rate earned on the investment. We know that the investment cost $17,705.90 and will generate $20,000 in total interest payments over the 10-year life of the bond. Therefore, the effective interest rate earned on the investment is:
Effective interest rate = total interest earned / investment cost = $20,000 / $17,705.90 = 12%

Finally, we can calculate the interest revenue to be recognized on December 31, 2X13:
PV of the bond on December 31, 2X13 = face value * (1 + effective interest rate/2) ^ (number of semi-annual periods remaining)
= $1,000 * (1 + 6%/2) ^ 20
= $1,000 * 1.06 ^ 20
= $1,789.81
Interest revenue = PV of bond on December 31, 2X13 - PV of bond at time of purchase
= $1,789.81 - $17,705.90
= -$15,916.09 (negative because the bond is purchased at a discount)
However, since we only want to know the interest revenue recognized on December 31, 2X13, we need to adjust for the interest payments received on June 30, 2X13, which would have been:
$1,000 * 10%/2 = $50
Therefore, the interest revenue recognized on December 31, 2X13 is:
-$15,916.09 + $50 = -$15,866.09, which rounds up to -$15,866.10 or -$1,066.10 when we switch the sign. Therefore, the answer is choice C.

On January 1,2X13,Soothing Massage Company Acquired,as a Long-Term Investment,20 Bonds