On January 1, a company issues bonds with a par value of $300000. The bonds mature in 5 years, and pay 8% annual interest , payable each June 30 and December 31.

2. On January 1, a company issues bonds with a par value of $300,000. The bonds mature in 5 years, and pay 8% annual interest, payable each June 30 and December 31. On the issue date, the market rate of interest for the bonds is 10%. Compute the price of the bonds on their issue date. The following information is taken from present value tables: Present value of an annuity for 10 periods at 4% Present value of an annuity for 10 periods at 5% Present value of 1 for 10 periods at 4% Present value of 1 for 10 periods at 5% 8.1109 7.7217 0.6756 0.6139