Exercise 17-2 On January 1, 2017, Blue Company purchased at par 6% bonds having

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Exercise 17-2 On January 1, 2017, Blue Company purchased at par 6% bonds having a maturity value of $410,000. They are dated anuary 1, 2017, and mature January 1, 2022, with interest received on January 1 of each year. The bonds are classified in the held-to-maturity category (a) Prepare the journal entry at the date of the bond purchase. (b) Prepare the journal entry to record the interest revenue on December 31, 2017 (c) Prepare the journal entry to record the interest received on January 1, 2018 (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.) No. Account Titles and Explanation

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(a) Jan 1, 2017 Investment in Bonds $                                      410,000.00 Cash $                410,000.00 (Cash invested in Bonds at par) (b) Dec 31, 2017 Interest receivable $                                        24,600.00 Interest Revenue [410000 x 6%] $                   24,600.00 (interest revenue accrued) (c) Jan 1, 2018 Cash $                                        24,600.00 Interest receivable $                   24,600.00 (Interest revenue received in cash)

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