Discount-Mart issues $10 million in bonds on January 1, 2021…
Discount-Mart issues $10 million in bonds on January 1, 2021. The bonds have a ten-year term and pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31 each year. Below is a partial bond amortization schedule for the bonds: Date Cash Paid Interest Expense Increase in Carrying Value Carrying Value 01/01/2021 $ 8,640,967 06/30/2021 $ 300,000 $ 345,639 $ 45,639 8,686,606 12/31/2021 300,000 347,464 47,464 8,734,070 06/30/2022 300,000 349,363 49,363 8,783,433 12/31/2022 300,000 351,337 51,337 8,834,770 What is the stated annual rate of interest on the bonds?