A company sold $200,000 bonds and set up a sinking fund that was earning 8.5% compounded semi-annually to retire the bonds in five years. If it made equal deposits into the fund at the beginning of every six months, construct a partial sinking fund schedule showing the details for the first two and last two payments and the totals of the schedule. Round the payment up to the next cent. Round all other values to the nearest cent Payment Period Payment Interest Earned Increase in the Fund Fund Balance Book Value

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A company sold $200,000 bonds and set up a sinking fund that was earning 8.5%
compounded semi-annually to retire the bonds in five years. If it made equal deposits
into the fund at the beginning of every six months, construct a partial sinking fund
schedule showing the details for the first two and last two payments and the totals of
the schedule.
Round the payment up to the next cent. Round all other values to the nearest cent
Payment
Period
Payment
Interest
Earned
Increase in Fund Balance.
the Fund
Book Value
Transcribed Image Text:A company sold $200,000 bonds and set up a sinking fund that was earning 8.5% compounded semi-annually to retire the bonds in five years. If it made equal deposits into the fund at the beginning of every six months, construct a partial sinking fund schedule showing the details for the first two and last two payments and the totals of the schedule. Round the payment up to the next cent. Round all other values to the nearest cent Payment Period Payment Interest Earned Increase in Fund Balance. the Fund Book Value
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