Present Value of Bonds Payable; Premium

Moss Co$.$ issued $$670,000$ of five$-$year, $12\%$ bonds, with interest payable semiannually, at a market $($effective$)$ interest rate of $10\%.$

Determine the present value of the bonds payable, using the present value tables in Exhibit $5$ and Exhibit $7.$ Round to the nearest dollar.Check My Work

Remember, the selling price of a bond is the sum of the present values of: the face amount of the bonds due at the maturity date and the

periodic interest to be paid on the bonds.

The market rate of interest is used to compute the present value of both the face amount and the periodic interest.