On January 1, 2018, Corp X issued 3%, 3 year Bonds to the public, and also signed a 3 and 1/2 -year lease with PH Corp. Payments of $10,000 on the lease are made at the end of the year for years 1,2 and 3 and ($5,000 in the last period; year 4.) There is a bargain purchase for the purchase of the asset for $3,000 at the end of the lease term. The asset has a fair value of $35,000 and has a useful economic life of 4 years.

Corp. X is rated as a BBB rated company by Moodys Investors-a rating company.

Additional Facts

1-BBB Market Interest rates:

Date of issue on 12/31/2019

Year 1 2% 1.5%

Year 2 2.5% 2.0%

Year 3 2.75% 2.5%

Year 4 3,5% 3.0%

Year 5 4.0%. 4.0%

FOR QUESTIONS 1 YOU MAY USE ANY MARKET INTEREST RATE OF MORE THAN 3% AND EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 4%

question

1-Calculate the market interest rate at date of issue?

2. Calculate the price of the bond at the date of issue?

3.What is the interest expense in Year 1-2018?

4.What is the Balance Sheet value of Bonds payable on 12/31/19? Please provide 2 answers.

NOTE:= PLEASE DONT PROVIDE THE ANSWER WHICH ARE ALREADY AVAILABE ON CHEGG THOSE ARE WRONG

1-Calculate the market interest rate at date of issue?