12-19 Green Company has an overdue 8% note payable to City Bank at 9,600,000 and recorded accrued interest of 768,000.  As a result of a settlement on January 1, 2017, City Bank agreed to the following restructuring arrangement: a.     Reduced the principal obligation to 8,400,000. b.     Forgave the 768,000 accrued interest. c.     Extended the maturity date to December 31, 2018. d.     Annual interest of 10% is to be paid on December 31, 2017 and 2018. The present value of 1 at 8% for two periods is 0.8573, and the present value of an ordinary annuity of 1 at 8% for two periods is 1.7833.  What is the amount of gain on extinguishment of debt in 2017?

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Green Company has an overdue 8% note payable to City Bank at 9,600,000 and recorded accrued interest of 768,000.  As a result of a settlement on January 1, 2017, City Bank agreed to the following restructuring arrangement:

a.     Reduced the principal obligation to 8,400,000.

b.     Forgave the 768,000 accrued interest.

c.     Extended the maturity date to December 31, 2018.

d.     Annual interest of 10% is to be paid on December 31, 2017 and 2018.

The present value of 1 at 8% for two periods is 0.8573, and the present value of an ordinary annuity of 1 at 8% for two periods is 1.7833.  What is the amount of gain on extinguishment of debt in 2017?

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