Sheridan Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction of a new plant to meet the increasing demand for the company's bikes. After a careful evaluation of the request, the board of directors has decided to raise funds for the new plant by issuing $3,478,400 of 11% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2025, due on March 1, 2040, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial instruments is 10%. Click here to view factor tables. As the controller of the company, determine the selling price of the bonds. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and finall answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)
Sheridan Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction of a new plant to meet the increasing demand for the company's bikes. After a careful evaluation of the request, the board of directors has decided to raise funds for the new plant by issuing $3,478,400 of 11% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2025, due on March 1, 2040, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial instruments is 10%. Click here to view factor tables. As the controller of the company, determine the selling price of the bonds. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and finall answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)
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![Sheridan Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction
of a new plant to meet the increasing demand for the company's bikes. After a careful evaluation of the request, the board of directors
has decided to raise funds for the new plant by issuing $3,478,400 of 11% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2025, due on March 1,
2040, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial
instruments is 10%.
Click here to view factor tables.
As the controller of the company, determine the selling price of the bonds. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final
answer to O decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F97dd20b9-83e0-49c6-8d06-4b9f580208a1%2Fcb6d84c2-782c-4dd9-b650-ed90036e0441%2Fh5acwj_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Sheridan Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction
of a new plant to meet the increasing demand for the company's bikes. After a careful evaluation of the request, the board of directors
has decided to raise funds for the new plant by issuing $3,478,400 of 11% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2025, due on March 1,
2040, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial
instruments is 10%.
Click here to view factor tables.
As the controller of the company, determine the selling price of the bonds. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final
answer to O decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)
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