Discount-Mart issues $10 million in bonds on January 1, 2021. The bonds have a ten-year term and pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31 each year. Below is a partial bond amortization schedule for the bonds: Date Cash Paid Interest Expense Increase in Carrying Value Carrying Value
01/01/2021 $8,640,967
06/30/2021 $300,000 $345,639 $45,639 8,686,606
12/31/2021 300,000 347,464 47,464 8,734,070
06/30/2022 300,000 349,363 49,363 8,783,433
12/31/2022 300,000 351,337 51,337 8,834,770

Required:
What is the stated annual rate of interest on the bonds?
a. 3 %
b. 8%
c. 4%
d. 6%

1. what is the amount of interest earned after two years on a $100 deposit paying 4 percent simple interest annually? $8.00 $4.08 $8.16 $4.00 2. what is the amount of compound interest earned after three years on a $100 deposit paying 8 percent interest annually? $24.00 $8.00 $16.64 $25.97 3. a business just took out a loan for $100,000 at 10% interest. if the business pays the loan off in three months, how much did the business pay in interest? $2,500.00 $10.00 $250.00 $10,000.00 4. what is the annual percentage yield (apy) for a deposit paying 5 percent interest with monthly compounding? 5.00% 5.12% 79.59% 0.42%