At the beginning of $2024,$ VHF Industries acquired a machine with a fair value of $$3,169,870$ by issuing a four$-$year, noninterest$-$beari note in the face amount of $$4$ million. The note is payable in four annual installments of $$1$ million at the end of

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What is the effective rate of interest implicit in the agreement?

to $4.$ Prepare the necessary journal entries.

Suppose the market value of the machine was unknown at the time of purchase, but the market rate of interest for notes of simila risk was $9\%.$ Prepare the journal entry to record the purchase of the machine.

Note: Use tables, Excel, or a financial calculator. $($FV of $$1,$ PV of $$1,$ FVA of $$1,$ PVA of $$1,$ FVAD of $$1$ and PVAD of $$1)$

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What is the effective rate of interest implicit in the agreement?

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