Lyons Document Storage issued $10 million in bonds in 1999 at a discount rate of 8% when market rates were 9%. As a result, the company only received around $9.1 million in proceeds. Rene Cook, the controller, must now decide whether to issue new $10 million bonds at 6% to repay the old higher interest bonds. Issuing new bonds at a lower rate could save on interest costs over the life of the bonds. However, the company would have to pay $11.52 million to repay the old bonds immediately, resulting in a one-time loss. Remaining with the existing bonds would cost more in interest payments over time. Cook determines that issuing just $11.54 million in new bonds
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