What would be the total amount of interest paid by whole


Whole Foods Inc. sold $5,000,000 worth of bonds on January 1, 2016. These bonds are 10 years bonds with a contract rate of interest of 8%. However, the market rate of interest at the time of the sale by underwriters to investors was 14%.  You are to answer the following question regarding this transaction.

1. What is the purchase price of the bonds at the time they were first issued?

2. What would be the total amount of interest paid by Whole Foods Inc. during the entire duration of the bond's outstanding liability?

3. What is the amount of interest expense incurred by Whole Foods Inc. during the entire first year the bond payable was a liability?

4. Suppose the market rate of interest had been only 4%, then what would be the cash proceeds for the bond transaction with this lower market rate of interest?

5. Again assuming a 4% market rate what would be the amount of interest expenses incurred by Whole Foods Inc. during the first year of the bond liability?

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