Determine gain or loss on the retirement of the bonds


Response to the following problem:

A corporation retired $610,000 of bonds which have an unamortized discount of $21,000, by repurchasing them for $610,000. How much was the gain or loss on the retirement of the bonds?

There was a $21,000 gain.

There was no gain or loss.

There was a $21,000 loss.

There was a $610,000 loss.

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Financial Accounting: Determine gain or loss on the retirement of the bonds
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