On January $1,2025,$ Blossom Co$.$ issued ten$-$year bonds with a face value of $$6,750,000$ and a stated interest rate of $10\%,$ payable semiannually on June $30$ and December $31.$ The bond's were sold to yield $12\%.$ Table values are:

Present value of $1$ for $10$ periods at $10\%$

$0\mathrm{.}38554$

Present value of $1$ for $10$ periods at $12\%$

$0\mathrm{.}32197$

Present value of $1$ for $20$ periods at $5\%$

$0\mathrm{.}37689$

Present value of $1$ for $20$ periods at $6\%$

$0\mathrm{.}31180$

Present value of annuity for $10$ periods at $10\%$

$6\mathrm{.}14457$

Present value of annuity for $10$ periods at $12\%$

$5\mathrm{.}650\mathrm{.}22$

Present value of annuity for $20$ periods at $5\%,12\mathrm{.}46221$

Present value of annuity for $20$ periods at $6\%,11\mathrm{.}46992$

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$$ Your answer is correct.

Calculate the issue price of the bonds. $($Round final answer to $0$ decimal places, eg$.25,000)$

Issue price of bond $

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Prepare the amortization table for $2025,$ assuming that amortization is recorded on interest payment dates using the effectiveinterest method. $($Round answers to $0$ decimal ploces, eg $25,000)$

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