Federal Semiconductors issued 13% bonds, dated January 1, with a face amount of $780 million on January 1, 2021. The bonds sold for $728,006,097 and mature on December 31, 2040 (20 years). For bonds of similar risk and maturity the market yield was 14%. Interest is paid semiannually on June 30 and December 31. Required: 1. to 3. Prepare the journal entries to record their issuance by Federal on January 1, 2021, interest on June 30, 2021 (at the effective rate) and interest on December 31, 2021 (at the effective rate). 4. At what amount will Federal report the bonds among its liabilities in the December 31, 2021, balance sheet

Pennewell publishing inc. (pp) is a zero growth company. it currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) are $80,000. pp's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. the firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. refer to the data for pennewell publishing inc. (pp). pp is considering changing its capital structure to one with 30% debt and 70% equity, based on market values. the debt would have an interest rate of 8%. the new funds would be used to repurchase stock. it is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the added leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise to 12%. if this plan were carried out, what would be pp's new value of operations? a. $484,359 b. $521,173 c. $584,653 d. $560,748 e. $487,805