At our company retreat, i met employees from tempe, arizona; denver, colorado; and honolulu, hawaii. use a colon to separate items in a series when one or more of the items contain internal commas. use a semicolon to separate items in a series when one or more of the items contain internal commas. use a colon to join closely related independent clauses.

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?