A company issues $10,000,000, 7.8%, 20-year bonds to yield 8% on January 1, 2013. Interest is paid on June 30 and December 31. The proceeds from the bonds are $9,802,072. Using straight-line amortization, what is the carrying value of the bonds on December 31, 2015?
A) $9,835,115
B) $9,970,311
C) $9,816,916
D) $9,831,761

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First, we need to calculate the total interest paid per year which is $10,000,000 × 7.8% = $780,000. The annual interest expense is calculated by multiplying the carrying value of the bond at the beginning of the year by the market interest rate of 8%.

Carrying value at the beginning of the first year (2013) is the same as the proceeds from the sale of the bond, which is $9,802,072.

Carrying value at the beginning of the second year (2014) can be calculated as follows:
Carrying value of bond at the beginning of 2014 = Carrying value at the end of 2013 + Annual interest expense
= $9,802,072 + ($9,802,072 × 8%)
= $10,594,762

Carrying value at the beginning of the third year (2015) can be calculated as follows:
Carrying value of bond at the beginning of 2015 = Carrying value at the end of 2014 + Annual interest expense
= $10,594,762 + ($10,594,762 × 8%)
= $11,448,217

Using straight-line amortization, the annual amortization is calculated as ($10,000,000 - $9,802,072) / 20 = $98,464 per year. This amount is added to the interest expense for each year to get the total annual expense.

The carrying value of the bond at the end of 2015 can be calculated as follows:
Carrying value of bond at the end of 2015 = Carrying value at the beginning of 2015 + Annual interest expense + Amortization expense
= $11,448,217 + ($11,448,217 × 8%) + $98,464
= $12,284,793

Therefore, the carrying value of the bonds on December 31, 2015, using straight-line amortization, is $9,831,761 (closest to option D).

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