Mahalo Boat Adventure Inc. has a July $31$ year$-$end. It showed the following partial amortization schedules regarding two bond issues:

Bond Issue A

$*$Adjusted for rounding

$($For all requirements, do not round intermediate calculations. Round the final answers to the nearest whole dollar.$)$

Required:

Bond Issue A

a$.$ Were the bond A issued at a premium and$/$or discount?

Issued at discount

Issued at premium

Issued at premium & discount

What is the contract interest rate for the issue bond A$?$