To raise $5,000,000 to expand into new markets, a very successful laptop manufacturing company issued bonds in the market with a coupon rate of 7.00%, paying interest every 6 months, and redeemable in 15 years. They established a sinkir fund to retire this debt on maturity and made equal deposits into the fund at the end every half-year. a. If the fund was earning 4.20% compounded semi-annually, calculate the periodic cost of the debt. Round to the nearest cent b. Calculate the book value of the debt after 11 years.

To raise $5,000,000 to expand into new markets, a very successful laptop manufacturing company issued bonds in the market with a coupon rate of 7.00%, paying interest every 6 months, and redeemable in 15 years. They established a sinkir fund to retire this debt on maturity and made equal deposits into the fund at the end every half-year. a. If the fund was earning 4.20% compounded semi-annually, calculate the periodic cost of the debt. Round to the nearest cent b. Calculate the book value of the debt after 11 years.

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