Question

LaTanya Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $103,500 and a coupon rate of 7 percent. The bonds mature in seven years. Interest is paid annually on December 31. All of the bonds will be sold on January 1 of this year. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) (Use the appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round your final answer to whole dollars.)

Required:

Compute the issue (sales) price on January 1 of this year for each of the following independent cases:

a. Case A: Market interest rate (annual): 7 percent.

b. Case B: Market interest rate (annual): 5 percent.

c. Case C: Market interest rate (annual): 8 percent.

Answer 1