Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

The MerryWeather Firm wants to raise $12 million to expand its business. To acco

ID: 2775436 • Letter: T

Question

The MerryWeather Firm wants to raise $12 million to expand its business. To accomplish this, the firm plans to sell 10-year, $1,000 face value zero-coupon bonds. The bonds will be priced to yield 6 percent. What is the minimum number of bonds the firm must sell to raise the $12 million it needs? Use annual compounding.

21,490

12,000

24,146

10,745

48,293

The MerryWeather Firm wants to raise $12 million to expand its business. To accomplish this, the firm plans to sell 10-year, $1,000 face value zero-coupon bonds. The bonds will be priced to yield 6 percent. What is the minimum number of bonds the firm must sell to raise the $12 million it needs? Use annual compounding.

Explanation / Answer

We first need to compute price of the zero coupon bond.

Face value FV= 1000

N = 10 years

R =6%

PV = FV/ (1+r)^n

       = 1000/(1+0.06)^10

        = 1000/1.79085

        = 558.39

They want to raise 12 million.

No. of bonds = amount to raise / price per bond

                           = 12,000,000/558.39

                            = 21,490 bonds

Therefore, option A is correct

Hire Me For All Your Tutoring Needs
Integrity-first tutoring: clear explanations, guidance, and feedback.
Drop an Email at
drjack9650@gmail.com
Chat Now And Get Quote