Jacobs Company Issued Bonds with $172,000 Face Value on January

Jacobs Company issued bonds with $172,000 face value on January 1, Year 1. The bonds were issued at 105 and carried a 5-year term to maturity. They had a 7% stated rate of interest that was payable in cash on December 31st of each year. Jacobs uses the straight-line method of amortization. Based on this information alone, the recognition of interest expense on December 31, Year 1 would act to:

A) Decrease stockholders' equity by $10,320, decrease liabilities by $1,720, and decrease assets by $12,040.
B) Decrease both assets and stockholders' equity by $12,040.
C) Decrease both assets and stockholders' equity by $10,320.
D) Increase liabilities by $1,720, decrease assets by $10,320, and decrease stockholders' equity by $12,040.