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A Company Previously Issued $2,000,000, 10% Bonds, Receiving a $120,000

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A company previously issued $2,000,000, 10% bonds, receiving a $120,000 premium. On the current year's interest date, after the bond interest was paid and after 40% of the total premium had been amortized, the company purchased the entire bond issue on the open market at 98 and retired it. Prepare the journal entry to record the retirement of these bonds.
 Par value of bonds $2,000,000 Unamortized premium 72,000 Carrying value of bonds 2,072,000 Cash paid 1,960,000 Gain on retirement $112,000\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Par value of bonds } & \$ 2,000,000 \\\hline \text { Unamortized premium } & \underline { 72,000 ^ { * } } \\\hline \text { Carrying value of bonds } & 2,072,000 \\\hline \text { Cash paid } & \underline { 1,960,000 ^ { * * } } \\\hline \text { Gain on retirement } & \underline { \$ 112,000 } \\\hline\end{array}
* $120,000 x 60% = $72,000
** $2,000,000 x .98 = $1,960,000

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