Answer:
$669,018
Explanation:
The computation of the interest expense reported is shown below:
Date Interest Payment Interest Amortization of Balance Book
(Face Value × Expense [B] Bond Discount value
Coupon Rate (A-B) of
× 1 ÷ 2) [A] Bonds
02-Jan-17 $441,600 $5,558,400
30-Jun-17 $300,000 $333,504 $33,504 $408,096 $5,591,904
(6,000,000 ×10% ×1 ÷ 2) ($5,558,400 × 12% ($441,600 - $33,504)
× 1 ÷ 2) (5,558,400 + 33504)
31-Dec-17 $300,000 $335,514
($6,000,000 × 10% ×1 ÷ 2) ($5,591,904 × 12% ×1 ÷ 2)
The total amount of interest expense is
= $333,504 + $335,514
= $669,018