A company issues 10%, 5-year bonds with a par value of $120,000 on January 1 at a price of $124,748, when the market rate of interest was 9%. The bonds pay interest semiannually. The amount of each semiannual interest payment is:

A. $5400.
B. $10,800.
C. $12,000.
D. $6000.
E. $0.


Answer: D

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