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1. Riverhawk Corporation has a bond outstanding with a market price of $1,250.00

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Question

1. Riverhawk Corporation has a bond outstanding with a market price of $1,250.00. The bond has 10 years to maturity, pays interest semiannually, and has a yield to maturity of 9%. What is the bond’s coupon rate?

2. Last year, Jen and Berry Inc. had sales of $50,000, cost of goods sold (COGS) of 12,000, depreciation charge of $3,000 and selling, general and administrative (SG&A) cost of $10,000. The interest costs were $2,500. Tewnty-five percent of SG&A costs are fixed costs. If its sales are expected to be $60,000 this year, what will be the estimated SG&A costs this year?

Explanation / Answer

1) MArket Price = $1250

Years to MAturity = 10x 2 = 20 (semi annual interest)

YTM = 9%

Face VAlue of bond $1000

COupon RATe

PV of Principle = face value/(1+YTM)^n

PV of Principle = 1000/(1+0.09)^20 = $178.43

MArket VAlue of BOnd = PV Coupon+FAce value/(1+YTM)^n

PV coupon = PB - FAce Value /(1+YTM)n

PVC = 1250-1000/(1+0.09)^20 = 1250-178.43 = 1071.57

Coupon = (PVCx YTM)/[1-(1/(1+ytm)^n)]

Coupon = (1071.57x9%)/ [1-(1/(1+0.09)^20)]

Coupon = 96.44/0.822 = $117.32

Coupon rate = 100x coupon/face value

Coupon rate = 100x117.32/1000 = 11.73%

2) The Estimated SG&A cost would be 10000x25% = 2500 fixed

The Sales from the Precious year has increased by 0.83% =50000/60000*100 = 0.83%

So SG&A cost will also increase in the same proportion=10000x0.833 =8330 = 18330