On January $1,2024,$ Coney Island Entertainment issues $$1,500,000$ of $6\%$ bonds, due in $10$ years, with interest payable

semiannually on June $30$ and December $31$ each year.

Assume that the market interest rate is $7\%$ and the bonds issue at a discount.

$2$a$.$ Calculate the issue price of a bond.

$2$b$.$ Complete the first three rows of an amortization schedule. $($FV of $$1,$ PV of $$1,$ FVA of $$1,$ and PVA of $$1)$

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Complete the first three rows of an amortization schedule. $($Use appropriate factor$($s$)$ from the tables provided. Do not round

interest rate factors. Round your answers to nearest whole dollar.$)$