Jones Company issued bonds with a $200,000 face value on Jan…
Jones Company issued bonds with a $200,000 face value on January 1, Year 1. The five-year term bonds were issued at 97 and had a 7½% stated rate of interest that is payable in cash on December 31st of each year. Jones amortizes the bond discount using the straight-line method. Based on this information: The amount of interest expense shown on Jones’s December 31, Year 1 income statement would be: