Mountain Equipment Co-op has just issued $700,000 in 10-year bonds. They are required to establish a sinking fund in order to save enough money to pay the bond redemption when it comes due. How much must they deposit at the end of every six months into an account earning j2=4% in order to save the $700,000?

Mountain Equipment Co-op has just issued $700,000 in 10-year bonds. They are required to establish a sinking fund in order to save enough money to pay the bond redemption when it comes due. How much must they deposit at the end of every six months into an account earning j2=4% in order to save the $700,000?

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11. BONUS: A business wants to borrow $300,000 from a bank for a future investment. The bank offers a 5 year loan, compounded quarterly, at 5% interest. The company, however, choses to put the loan (plus interest) in a SINKING FUND to help discharge the bank loan. The sinking fund offers an interest of 4%, compounded quarterly. Using the future lump sum debt as the lump sum that the business must pay to the bank in 5 years, FIND the quarterly deposits (R) that the business must pay into the sinking fund to pay off its bank debt in One Lump Sum after 5 years. Hint: This is a Problem directly from the Chapter 6 Worksheet
43. The Bluebird Company has a $10,000 liability it must pay three years from today. The company is opening a savings account so that the entire amount will be available when this debt needs to be paid. The plan is to make an initial deposit today and then deposit an additional $2,500 a year for the next three years, starting one year from today. The account pays a 3% rate of return. How much does the Bluebird Company need to deposit today? A. $1,867.74 B. $2,079.89 C. $3,108.09 D. $4,276.34 E. $4,642.28
A company is considering to start a new product line which requires the installation of new machines and equipment. For this purpose, company wants to borrow money by issuing bonds of Php 10,000 for 12-year period. The interest on these bonds is to be paid at a rate of 8% per year. Compute the amount of interest to be paid to bondholders over 12-year period: if the simple interest is charged.if the compounded interest is charged and the interest is compounded:(1), annually,(ii), semi-annually.(ii). quarterly (iv). Monthly Kindly answer asap please
A client deposits 150,000 in a bank, with the bank agreeing to pay 6% annual effective for three years. The client indicates that one third of the account balance will be withdrawn at the end of the first year and half of the account balance will be withdrawn at the end of the second year. The bank can invest in either one year or three year zero coupon bonds. The one year bonds yield 7% and the three year bonds yield 10%. Develop an investment program based on immunization.
Kids Hospital needs to raise $100 million to pay for a new addition to its children’s rehabilitation unit. Kids planned to sell an issue of 20-year bonds that will pay interest twice each year with a coupon rate of interest of 6.25%. Between the time they printed the bonds with the 6.25% coupon rate and the date they were sold, interest rates rose from 6.25% to 6.5%. How much will they receive when they issue the bonds?
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5. Jones Stoneware has a liability of $75,000 due four years from today. The company is planning to make an initial deposit today into a savings account and then deposit an additional $10,000 at the end of each of the next four years. The account pays interest of 4.5 percent. How much does the firm need to deposit today for its savings to be sufficient to pay this debt?
24. Azizi Bank raises funds through the issuance of a bond which will pay $2,500 at the end of each year for 15 years and on the date of the last payment will also make a separate payment of $100,000. If the investors’ required rate of return on this investment is 9%, how much would they be willing to pay for the Azizi Bank bond today?
Supper Accountants Inc plans to sell a bond to finance its plant. The face value of the bond is $100,000 and it will be due in 5 years. The bond is offered at 6% annual interest rate, although the market rate is 7%. Supper Accountants is expected to receive $95,900 in cash when the sales is completed. How much interest expense should Supper Accountants record for the first year? 6,000 5,754 7,000 6.173
1.I want to have $2,000,000 saved by retirement. How much do I need to save each year for 40 years if the rate-of-return is 8%? 2.Company X is issuing bonds. They plan to issue 10,000, $1000 par, 6% bonds that pay semi-annual for 5 years. What are the proceeds from this bond sale if the market rate is 7%? 3.If I think I need $100,000 a year in retirement for 30 years, how much do I need at retirement if the rate-of-return is 8%? 4.Company X is issuing bonds. They plan to issue 10,000, $1000 par, 6% bonds that pay semi-annual for 5 years. If the bond price is $1020, what is the market annual rate-of-return? (percentage, 2 decimals, e.g. xx.xx)

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