Retirement of Bonds
The December 31, 2007, balance sheet of Spring Company includes the following items:
8% bonds payable due December 31, 2014
$200,000
Premium on bonds payable
8,750
The bonds were issued on December 31, 2006, at 105, with interest payable on June 30 and December 31 of each year. The straight-line method is used for premium amortization. On April 1, 2008, Spring retired $100,000 of these bonds at 99 plus accrued interest. Prepare the journal entries to record retirement of the bonds, including accrual of interest since the last payment and amortization of the premium.
