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Z company retires a $70 million bond issue when the carrying value of the bonds is $65 million, but the market value of the bonds is $74 million. Z company will record the retirement as:__________.
A) A debit of $9 million to Loss due to early extinguishment.
B) A credit of $9 million to Gain due to early extinguishment.
C) No gain or loss on retirement.
D) A debit to Cash for $74 million

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Answer:

A debit of $9 million to Loss due to early extinguishment.

Explanation:

Based on the information given we were told that the carrying value of the bonds was the amount of $65 million in which the market value of the bonds was the amount of $74 million based on this thebcompany will record the retirement as a debit of $9 million to Loss due to early extinguishment calculated as: ($65 million -$74 million)

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