Williams Software borrowed $2,500,000 through a bond issued to purchase new servers. It established a sinking fund to retire this debt in three years and made deposits into it at the beginning of every six months. The fund earned 10% compounded semi-annually during the period. a. Calculate the size of the periodic payments deposited into the fund. A full solution for the payment size should be shown. Submit your solution. Round up to the next cent b. Construct a partial sinking fund schedule showing the details for the first two and last two payments and the totals of the schedule.

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Williams Software borrowed $2,500,000 through a bond issued to purchase new
servers. It established a sinking fund to retire this debt in three years and made
deposits into it at the beginning of every six months. The fund earned 10%
compounded semi-annually during the period.
a. Calculate the size of the periodic payments deposited into the fund.
A full solution for the payment size should be shown. Submit your solution.
Round up to the next cent
b. Construct a partial sinking fund schedule showing the details for the first two and
last two payments and the totals of the schedule.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 6 of 13 Williams Software borrowed $2,500,000 through a bond issued to purchase new servers. It established a sinking fund to retire this debt in three years and made deposits into it at the beginning of every six months. The fund earned 10% compounded semi-annually during the period. a. Calculate the size of the periodic payments deposited into the fund. A full solution for the payment size should be shown. Submit your solution. Round up to the next cent b. Construct a partial sinking fund schedule showing the details for the first two and last two payments and the totals of the schedule.
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