On January 1, 2019, Shay Company issues $700,000 of 10%, 15-year bonds. The bonds sell for $684,250. Six years later, on January 1, 2025, Shay retires these bonds by buying them on the open market for $731,500. All interest is accounted for and paid through December 31, 2024, the day before the purchase. The straight-line method is used to amortize any bond discount. 1. What is the amount of the discount on the bonds at issuance?
2. How much amortization of the discount is recorded on the bonds for the entire period from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2024?
3. What is the carrying (book) value of the bonds as of the close of business on December 31, 2024?
4. Prepare the journal entry to record the bond retirement.

Which of the following is a reason why it is important for students to study strategy and the strategic management process? answers: studying strategy and the strategic management process can give students tools to evaluate the strategies of firms that may employ them.it can be very important to a new hire's career success to understand the strategies of the firm that hired them and their place in implementing these strategies.while strategic choices are generally limited to very experienced senior managers in large organizations, in smaller and entrepreneurial firms many employees end up being involved in the strategic management process.all of these.

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

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