Present value of bonds payable; premium Moss Co, issued $810,000 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. x Fesoseck Check wy won. 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 periodi 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