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Question - On January 1, 2020 Sandhill Co. issued five-year bonds with a face value of $620,000 and a stated interest rate of 16% payable semiannually on July 1 and January 1. The bonds were sold to yield 8%.
Present value table factors are: Present value of 1 for 5 periods at 8% 0.68058
Present value of 1 for 5 periods at 16% 0.47611
Present value of 1 for 10 periods at 4% 0.67556
Present value of 1 for 10 periods at 8% 0.46319
Present value of an ordinary annuity of 1 for 5 periods at 8% 3.99271
Present value of an ordinary annuity of 1 for 5 periods at 16% 3.27429
Present value of an ordinary annuity of 1 for 10 periods at 4% 8.11090
Present value of an ordinary annuity of 1 for 10 periods at 8% 6.71008
Calculate the issue price of the bonds.