When the market rate is 10%, a company issues $60,000 of 12%, 10-year bonds dated january 1, 2017, that mature on december 31, 2026, and pay interest semiannually. when the bonds mature, the issuer records its payment of principal with a (debit/credit) to cash in the amount of $ .

Credit, $60,000

Explanation:

Given,

Market rate = 10%

Face value $60,000 = Principal value.

When the bonds mature, the issuer records its payment of principal with credit to cash in the amount of principal value that is $60,000 because the bondholder will pay the principal with interest.

Therefore,

Bondholder will pay the $60,000 issued amount as principal because there is an additional interest amount needs to be paid.

It is credit because it is matured on the date of cash payment.