Qu. 164 Sun City issues... Sun City issues $52 million of bonds on January 1,...

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Qu. 164 Sun City issues... Sun City issues $52 million of bonds on January 1, 2018 that pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Portions of the bond amortization schedule appear below:

Date Cash Paid Interest Expense Decrease in Carrying Value Carrying Value
1/1/2018 $ 65,053,443
6/30/2018 1,820,000 1,626,336 193,664 64,859,779
12/31/2018 1,820,000 1,621,494 198,506 64,661,273

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1. Were the bonds issued at face amount, a discount, or a premium?

2. What is the original issue price of the bonds?

3. What is the face amount of the bonds?

4. What is the stated annual interest rate? (Hint: Be sure to provide the annual rate rather than the six month rate.)

5. What is the market annual interest rate? (Hint: Be sure to provide the annual rate rather than the six month rate.)

6. What is the total cash paid for interest assuming the bonds mature in 20 years?

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