The debt in the table below is retired by the sinking fund method. Interest payments on the debt are made at the end of each payment interval and the payments into the sinking fund are made at the same time. Determine the following: (a) the size of the periodic interest expense of the debt; (b) the size of the periodic payment into the sinking fund; (c) the periodic cost of the debt; (d) the book value of the debt at the time indicated. Debt Principal Term of debt $16,000 11 years Payment Interval 6 months Interest Rate Interest Rate on Debt 8.5% on Fund 7% Conversion Period semi-annually Book Value Required After 6 years (a) The size of the periodic interest expense is $ (Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)

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The debt in the table below is retired by the sinking fund method. Interest payments on the debt are made at the end of
each payment interval and the payments into the sinking fund are made at the same time. Determine the following:
(a) the size of the periodic interest expense of the debt;
(b) the size of the periodic payment into the sinking fund;
(c) the periodic cost of the debt;
(d) the book value of the debt at the time indicated.
Debt Principal
Term of debt
$16,000
11 years
Payment
Interval
6 months
Interest Rate Interest Rate
on Debt
8.5%
on Fund
7%
Conversion
Period
semi-annually
Book Value
Required After
6 years
(a) The size of the periodic interest expense is $
(Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places
as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:The debt in the table below is retired by the sinking fund method. Interest payments on the debt are made at the end of each payment interval and the payments into the sinking fund are made at the same time. Determine the following: (a) the size of the periodic interest expense of the debt; (b) the size of the periodic payment into the sinking fund; (c) the periodic cost of the debt; (d) the book value of the debt at the time indicated. Debt Principal Term of debt $16,000 11 years Payment Interval 6 months Interest Rate Interest Rate on Debt 8.5% on Fund 7% Conversion Period semi-annually Book Value Required After 6 years (a) The size of the periodic interest expense is $ (Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as needed.)
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