Atchison Lamp Co. wanted to raise funds for a capital expantion, so it issued a $600,000 bond that pays a 7.00% coupon rate semi-annually for 15 years. They set up a sinking fund to repay the debt at the end of 15 years and made deposits at the end of every six months into the fund. The sinking fund was earning 7.00% compounded semi-annually.

a. Calculate the size of the periodic interest payments of the bond.

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b. Calculate the size of the periodic deposits into the sinking fund.

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c. Calculate the periodic cost of the debt.

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d. Calculate the book value of the debt after 3 years.

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