A company borrows $149,000 from a bank. The interest rate on the loan is 10 percent compounded semiannualy. The company agrees
to repay the loan in equal semiannualy installments over the next 10 years. The first payment is to be made six months from now. (Use
factor table in Appendix B for calculation)
Required 1: What is the amount of each semiannual payment? $
Required 2: In the first payment, what is the amount of principal cancelled? $
Required 3: In the second payment, what is the amount of interest paid? $
Required 4: In the last payment, what is the amount of the last payment to cancel the loan? $
Required 5: Assume the debt contract has the option to make one extraordinary payment of up to 25% of the principal. If the company
decides to exercise the right and make the extra payment together with the 18th payment, how much it must pay in dollars at the 18th
payment to pay off the loan? $
Required 6: What is the amount reported in the annual audited balance sheet for this loan at the end of period 8? $
Required 7: What is the amount of interest expense reported in the annual audited income statement for this loan at the end of period
8? $
