Pearl Company sells $1,000,000 general obligation bonds for 101. The interest rate on the bonds,paid quarterly, is 5 percent. Calculate (a) the amount that the company will actually receive fromthe sale of the bonds, and (b) the amount of both the quarterly and the total annual cash interestthat the company will be required to pay.

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Pearl Company sells $1,000,000 general obligation bonds for 101. The interest rate on the bonds,
paid quarterly, is 5 percent. Calculate (a) the amount that the company will actually receive from
the sale of the bonds, and (b) the amount of both the quarterly and the total annual cash interest
that the company will be required to pay.

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