Question

Newman Madison needs $294,200 in 10 years.

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How much must he invest at the end of each year, at 15% interest, to meet his needs? (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.)

Investment amount

$enter the dollar amount invested rounded to 0 decimal places

Sandhill 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, 2020, due on March 1, 2035, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1, with the first interest payment on September 1st, 2020. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial instruments is 10%.

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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.)

Selling price of the bonds

$enter the Selling price of the bonds in dollars rounded to 0 decimal places

Answer 1

Solution 1:

Investment Amount = $294200 / Cumulative PV Factor @15% for 10 periods

= $294200 / 5.01877

= $58,620

Solution 2: