The following table lists several corporate bonds issued during the second quarter of 2015. General Electric Goldman Sachs Company AT&T Bank of America Time to Maturity (years) 10 10 3.40 4.00 2 How much interest would you earn over the life of the bonds? 3 5.25 Annual Rate (%) If you spent $60,000 on General Electric bonds, how much interest would you earn every 6 months? HINT [See Example 3.] Verizon 6.15 8 Wells Fargo 5.15 7 3.50

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The following table lists several corporate bonds issued during the second quarter of 2015.
Company AT&T Bank of America
General Electric Goldman Sachs
Time to
Maturity
(years)
Annual
Rate (%)
10
69
3.40
10
4.00
How much interest would you earn over the life of the bonds?
2
5.25
3
6.15
Verizon
8
5.15
Wells Fargo
7
If you spent $60,000 on General Electric bonds, how much interest would you earn every 6 months? HINT [See Example 3.]
$
3.50
Transcribed Image Text:The following table lists several corporate bonds issued during the second quarter of 2015. Company AT&T Bank of America General Electric Goldman Sachs Time to Maturity (years) Annual Rate (%) 10 69 3.40 10 4.00 How much interest would you earn over the life of the bonds? 2 5.25 3 6.15 Verizon 8 5.15 Wells Fargo 7 If you spent $60,000 on General Electric bonds, how much interest would you earn every 6 months? HINT [See Example 3.] $ 3.50
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Assumption

It has been assumed that the interest is simple interest as due to which the interest per year would remain constant.

Annual interest rate for General electric = 5.25%

Rate for 6 months = 5.25%/2 = 3.075% half yearly

For second requirement, only General electric bonds are taken into consideration.

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