Present Value of Bonds Payable; Discount

Pinder Co. produces and sells high-quality video equipment. To finance its operations, Pinder Co. issued $25,000,000 of five-year, 7% bonds, with interest payable semiannually, at a market (effective) interest rate of 9%.

Determine the present value of the bonds payable, using the present value tables in Exhibit 8 and Exhibit 10. Round to the nearest dollar

EXHIBIT 8 Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest Periods 4% 412% 5%% 62% 0.96154 0.956940 0.95238 0.94787 0.94340 0.93897 0.93458 0.90909 0.90090 0.89286 0.88496 0.92456 0.915730 0.90703 0.89845 0.89000 0.88166 0.87344 0.82645 0.81162 0.79719 0.78315 0.88900 0.876300 0.86384 0.85161 0.83962 0.82785 0.81630 0.75131 0.73119 0.71178 0.69305 0.85480 0.838560 0.82270 0.80722 0.79209 0.77732 0.76290 0.68301 0.65873 0.63552 0.61332 0.82193 0.802450 0.78353 0.76513 0.74726 0.72988 0.71299 0.62092 0.59345 0.56743 0.54276 0.79031 0.767900 0.74622 0.72525 0.70496 0.68533 0.66634 0.56447 0.53464 0.50663 0.48032 0.75992 0.734830 0.71068 0.68744 0.66506 0.64351 0.62275 0.51316 0.48166 0.45235 0.42506 0.73069 0.703190 0.67684 0.65160 0.62741 0.60423 0.58201 0.46651 0.43393 0.40388 0.37616 0.70259 0.672900 0.64461 0.61763 0.59190 0.56735 0.54393 0.42410 0.39092 0.36061 0.33288 0.67556 0.643930 0.61391 0.58543 0.55839 0.53273 0.50835 0.38554 0.35218 0.32197 0.29459 596 6% 10% 11% 12% 13% 4 6 8 9 10