Despite the growing popularity of the company’s new lec 90, profits have been declining steadily. management is beginning to believe that there may be a problem with the company’s costing system. direct material and direct labor costs per unit are as follows: lec 40 lec 90 direct materials $ 20.00 $ 52.00 direct labor (0.60 hours and 0.80 hours @ $15.00 per hour) $ 9.00 $ 12.00

On january 1, year 1, purl corp. purchased as a long-term investment $500,000 face amount of shaw, inc.’s 8% bonds for $456,200. the bonds were purchased to yield 10% interest. the bonds mature on january 1, year 6, and pay interest annually on january 1. purl uses the effective interest method of amortization. what amount (rounded to nearest $100) should purl report on its december 31, year 2, balance sheet for these held-to-maturity bonds?