Question: 1. Robbins Corporation issues $200,000 of 6%, 5-year bonds on January 1, 2017, at 103. Assuming that the straight-line method is used to amortize the premium, what is the total amount of interest expense for 2017?
2. Honore Draper is discussing the advantages of the effective-interest method of bond amortization with her accounting staff. What do you think Honore is saying?