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Exercise 6-13 Wildhorse Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice

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Exercise 6-13

Wildhorse 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 $3,492,700 of 9% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2017, due on March 1, 2032, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1, with the first interest payment on September 1st, 2017. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial instruments is 8%.

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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 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)

Find the selling price of the bonds!

Selling price of the bonds $

Explanation / Answer

Interest payment=3,492,700×9%×1/2

=$157,171.50

Time=30 semi annual periods

Rate=8%/2=4%semiannual

Present value of interest payments:

PV-OA=R(PV-OA t,i)

=$157,171.50(PV-OA at t=30,i=4%)

=$157,171.50×17.29203

=$2,717,814.29

Present value of principal=FV(PVF,t,I)

=$3,492,700(PVF, t=30,i=4%)

=$3,492,700×.30832

=$1,076,869.26

Selling price of bond=$1,076,869.26+$2,717,814.29

=3,794,684