Concept explainers
Bond: Bond is a financial instrument which generates the fixed income to the investors within a specified period of time. The income generated on the bonds is known as interest amount.
Amortization of Bonds: When bonds are issued at discount or premium, the discounted or premium value is amortized from the contractual interest over a period of time and comes under the income statement.
Straight-line method of amortization of bonds: Straight-line method of amortization of bonds refers to set off an equal amount of discounted or premium amounts from the income statement over interest period.
To determine: The total amount of interest expense bonds are issued at premium.
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