On January 1,2016,Solo Inc.issued 1,000 of its 8%,$1,000 bonds at 98.Interest is payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1.The bonds mature on January 1,2026.Solo paid $50,000 in bond issue costs.Solo uses straight-line amortization.The amount of interest expense for the year is:

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First, we need to find the total proceeds from the bond issue:

1,000 bonds x $1,000 per bond x 0.98 = $980,000

Next, we need to subtract the bond issue costs and record that as a contra account to the bonds payable:

$980,000 - $50,000 = $930,000 (Bonds Payable)

We also need to calculate the total interest expense for the year. Since the bonds were issued on January 1, 2016, the first interest payment would have been made on July 1, 2016, and the last payment will be made on January 1, 2026. There are ten interest payments in total.

The annual interest payment is 8% x $1,000 = $80 per bond

The total interest expense for the year is:

($930,000 ÷ 10) x 0.08 x 6 = $44,400

Therefore, the amount of interest expense for the year is:

$44,400 x 2 = $88,800

The closest answer choice is B, $82,000. This is likely a typo or error, as it is not a reasonable answer based on the calculations. The actual amount is $88,800.