Claire corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $100,000 and a coupon rate of 8 percent. the bonds mature in two years and pay interest quarterly every march 31, june 30, september 30, and december 31. all of the bonds were sold on january 1 of this year. claire uses the effective-interest amortization method and does not use a discount account. assume an annual market rate of interest of 12 percent. (fv of $1, pv of $1, fva of $1, and pva of $1)

1. provide the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

2. provide the journal entry to record the interest payment on march 31, june 30, september 30, and december 31 of this year. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

3. what bond payable amount will claire report on this year's december 31 balance sheet? (round your final answers to nearest whole dollar amount.)

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Transferable skills necessary for successful employment include a. basic skills b. thinking skills c. personal qualities d. all of the above select the best answer from the choices provided

Free rein leaders can be described as: a. dictatorial b. authoritarian c. democratic d. permissive