On January 1, 2013, Jones Inc. issued a $100,000 face value bond for proceeds of $97,654. On June 30, 2013, Jones sent checks to the bondholders for the first coupon payment on the bond. Which of the following items would be increased by the coupon payment transaction? a. Interest Expenseb. Bonds Payablec. Cash from Operating Activitiesd. Cash from Financing Activitiese. Cash from Investing Activities

a. Interest Expense

Explanation:

Only the Interest Expense would be increased by the coupon payment transaction.

Coupon payment includes interest payment and repayment of the Principle or Capital amount.

The entry for coupon payment is :'

Debit : Interest expense

Debit : Bond Payable

Credit : Cash

While the Cash- Asset and the Bond Payable- Liability are decreasing, only the Interest expense is increasing.

answer: b) the us is the leading importer but not the leading exporter.

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the u.s is the largest importer but it is not the largest exporter as china sits on the top of the table when it comes to leading exporters.

but u.s is not far from first,

they rank in 2nd globally as the worlds largest exporter.

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