A Company Issued 10%,five-Year Bonds with a Par Value of $400,000.The

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Multiple Choice

A company issued 10%,five-year bonds with a par value of $400,000.The market rate when the bonds were issued was 8%.The company received $432,458 cash for the bonds.Using the effective interest method,the amount of interest expense for the first semiannual interest period is:

• A)$16,000.00
• B)$20,000.00
• C)$4,324.58
• D)$17,298.32
• E)$16,754.20

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