On January 1, 2017, Agee Company issued $85,000 of five-year, 8% bonds when the market interest rate was 12%. The issue price of the bonds was $62,401. Agee uses the effective-interest method of amortization for bond discount. Semiannual interest payments are made on June 30 and December 31 of each year. Required:
What is the correct journal entry to record the first interest payment?

Which of the following is a disadvantage to choosing a sole proprietorship business structure? question 9 options: the owner has personal responsibility for the company's liabilities. the owner has to share the profits with partners. the owner is still liable for personal debts. the owner has to report to shareholders.

From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements. the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups are components of which element of information systems?

You are bearish on telecom and decide to sell short 100 shares at the current market price of $50 per share. a. how much in cash or securities must you put into your brokerage account if the broker’s initial margin requirement is 50% of the value of the short position? b. how high can the price of the stock go before you get a margin call if the maintenance margin is 30% of the value of the short position? (input the amount as a positive value. round your answer to 2 decimal places.)