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Carr Corporation issued $56,000 of 5 percent, 10-year bonds on January 1, Year 1, for a price that reflected a 6 percent market rate of interest. Interest is payable annually on December 31. To determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables, click here to view Tables I, II, III or IV in the appendix. Alternatively, if you calculate the discount factor(s) using a formula, round to six (6) decimal places before using the factor in the problem. Required a. What was the selling price of the bonds? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) Selling price b. Prepare the journal entry to record issuing the bonds. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet Record the bonds payable. Note: Enter debits before credits Event General Journal Debit Credit 1 c. Prepare the journal entry for the first interest payment on December 31, Year 1 using the effective interest rate method. (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.) View transaction list Journal entry worksheet

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