13. Accounting for bonds held to maturity. Murray Company acquired $100,000 face value of the outstanding bonds of Campbell Company on January 1, 2013. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31 at an annual rate of 6% and mature on Decem- ber 31, 2016. The market priced these bonds on January 1, 2013, to yield 8% compounded semiannually. Murray Company classifies these bonds as held-to-maturity securities.
a. Compute the amount that Murray Company paid for these bonds, excluding commis- sions and taxes.
b. Prepare an amortization table for these bonds similar to that in Exhibit 13.2.
c. Give the journal entries that Murray Company would make to account for these bonds during 2013.
d. Give the journal entries that Murray Company would make to account for these bonds on December 31, 2016.
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