(a) calculate the issue price of the bonds. (b) without prejudice to your solution in part a, assume that the issue price was $3,536,000. prepare the amortization table for 2013, assuming that amortization is recorded on interest payment dates.

Ex. 14-118-Bond issue price and premium amortization. On January 1, 2013, Piper Co. issued ten-year bonds with a face value of $4,000,000 and a stated interest rate of 10%, payable semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds were sold to yield 12%. Table values are: Present value of 1 for 10 periods at 10% .386 Present value of 1 for 10 periods at 12% .322 Present value of 1 for 20 periods at 5% .377 Present value of 1 for 20 periods at 6%. .312 Present value of annuity for 10 periods at 10% 6.145 Present value of annuity for 10 periods at 12% 5.650 Present value of annuity for 20 periods at 5% 12.462