Ware Co. produces and sells motorcycle parts. On the first day of its fiscal year, Ware issued $27,000,000 of four-year, 9% bonds at a market (effective) interest rate of 8%, with interest payable semiannually. This information has been collected in the Microsoft Excel Online file. Open the spreadsheet, perform the required analysis, and input your answers in the questions below. Open spreadsheet Compute the following: The amount of cash proceeds from the sale of the bonds. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ The amount of premium to be amortized for the first semiannual interest payment period, using the interest method. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ The amount of premium to be amortized for the second semiannual interest payment period, using the interest method. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ The amount of the bond interest expense for the first year. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u. s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht. a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?