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Given the Following Information from an Amortization Table for December

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Given the following information from an amortization table for December 31, prepare the journal entry to record the payment of interest at year end if the fiscal year of the company ends on December 31. 6% Cash  Interest 7% Effective  Interest  Discount  Amortization  Carrying  Value $42,000$47,340$5340$681,630\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } 6 \% \text { Cash } \\\text { Interest }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 7 \% \text { Effective } \\\text { Interest }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Discount } \\\text { Amortization }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Carrying } \\\text { Value }\end{array} \\\hline \$ 42,000 & \$ 47,340 & \$ 5340 & \$ 681,630 \\\hline\end{array}


A) Journal Entry  Account  Debit  Credit  December 31  Interest Expense 47,340 Premium on Bonds Payable 5340 Interest Payable 42,000\begin{array} { | l | c | r | r | } \hline & \text { Account } & \text { Debit } &{ \text { Credit } } \\\hline \text { December 31 } & \text { Interest Expense } & 47,340 & \\\hline & \text { Premium on Bonds Payable } & & 5340 \\\hline & \text { Interest Payable } & & 42,000 \\\hline\end{array}
B) Journal Entry  Account  Debit  Credit  December 31  Interest Expense 47,340 Premium on Bonds Payable 5340 Cash 42,000\begin{array} { | l | c | r | r | } \hline & \text { Account } & \text { Debit } & { \text { Credit } } \\\hline \text { December 31 } & \text { Interest Expense } & 47,340 & \\\hline & \text { Premium on Bonds Payable } & & 5340 \\\hline & \text { Cash } & & 42,000 \\\hline\end{array}
C) Journal Entry  Account  Debit  Credit  December 31  Interest Expense 47,340 Discount on Bonds Payable 5340 Interest Payable 42,000\begin{array} { | l | c | r | r | } \hline & \text { Account } & \text { Debit } &{ \text { Credit } } \\\hline \text { December 31 } & \text { Interest Expense } & 47,340 & \\\hline & \text { Discount on Bonds Payable } & & 5340 \\\hline & \text { Interest Payable } & & 42,000 \\\hline\end{array}
D) Journal Entry  Account  Debit  Credit  December 31  Interest Expense 47,340 Discount on Bonds Payable 5340 Cash 42,000\begin{array} { | l | c | r | r | } \hline & \text { Account } & \text { Debit } & { \text { Credit } } \\\hline \text { December 31 } & \text { Interest Expense } & 47,340 & \\\hline & \text { Discount on Bonds Payable } & & 5340 \\\hline & \text { Cash } & & 42,000 \\\hline\end{array}

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