Enchantment Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $400,000 and a coupon rate of 4 percent. The bonds mature in four years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the bonds will be sold on January 1 of this year.

Required:
Compute the issue (sales) price on January 1 of this year for each of the following independent cases (show computations):
a. Case A: Market interest rate (annual): 4 percent.
b. Case B: Market interest rate (annual): 2 percent.
c. Case C: Market interest rate (annual): 6 percent.