1. An early extinguishment of bonds payable, which were originally issued at a premium, is made by purchase of the bonds between interest dates. At the time of reacquisition,
a. any costs of issuing the bonds must be amortized up to the purchase date.
b. the premium must be amortized up to the purchase date.
c. interest must be accrued from the last interest date to the purchase date.
d. All of the above
2. A debt instrument with no ready market is exchanged for property whose fair market value is currently indeterminable. When such a transaction takes place,
a. the present value of the debt instrument must be approximated using an imputed interest rate.
b. it should not be recorded on the books of either party until the fair market value of the property becomes evident.
c. the board of directors of the entity receiving the property should estimate a value for the property that will serve as a basis for the transaction.
d. the directors of both entities involved in the transaction should negotiate a value to be assigned to the property.