Gargoyle Unlimited is planning to issue a zero coupon bond to fund a project that will yield its first positive cash flow in three years. That cash flow will be sufficient to pay off the entire debt issue. The bond’s par value will be $1,000, it will mature in 3 years, and it will sell in the market for $727.25. The firm’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent.

Gargoyle Unlimited is planning to issue a zero coupon bond to fund a project that will yield its first positive cash flow in three years.  That...

Schiffauer Electronics plans to issue 10-year, zero coupon bonds with a par value of $1,000 and a yield to maturity of 9.5 percent. The company has a tax rate of 30 percent. How much extra in taxes would the company pay (or save) the second year (at t = 2) if they go ahead and issue the bonds?

Schiffauer Electronics plans to issue 10-year, zero coupon bonds with a par value of $1,000 and a yield to maturity of 9.5 percent.  The company...

Assume that the City of Tampa sold an issue of $1,000 maturity value, tax exempt (muni), zero coupon bonds 5 years ago. The bonds had a 25-year maturity when they were issued, and the interest rate built into the issue was a nominal 10 percent, but with semiannual compounding. The bonds are now callable at a premium of 10 percent over the accrued value. What effective annual rate of return would an investor who bought the bonds when they were issued and who still owns them earn if they were called today?

Assume that the City of Tampa sold an issue of $1,000 maturity value, tax exempt (muni), zero coupon bonds 5 years ago.  The bonds had a 25-year...

Assume that the State of Florida sold tax-exempt, zero coupon bonds with a $1,000 maturity value 5 years ago. The bonds had a 25-year maturity when they were issued, and the interest rate built into the issue was a nominal 8 percent, compounded semiannually. The bonds are now callable at a premium of 4 percent over the accrued value. What effective annual rate of return would an investor who bought the bonds when they were issued and who still owns them earn if they were called today?

Assume that the State of Florida sold tax-exempt, zero coupon bonds with a $1,000 maturity value 5 years ago.  The bonds had a 25-year maturity...

A 2-year, zero coupon Treasury bond with a maturity value of $1,000 has a price of $873.4387. A 1-year, zero coupon Treasury bond with a maturity value of $1,000 has a price of $938.9671. If the pure expectations theory is correct, for what price should 1-year, zero coupon Treasury bonds sell one year from now?

A 2-year, zero coupon Treasury bond with a maturity value of $1,000 has a price of $873.4387.  A 1-year, zero coupon Treasury bond with a maturity...

A zero coupon bond with a face value of $1,000 matures in 15 years. The bond has a yield to maturity of 7 percent. If an investor buys the bond at the beginning of the year, how much money in taxes will the investor have to pay on the zero coupon bond the first year. Assume that the investor has a 25 percent marginal tax rate.

A zero coupon bond with a face value of $1,000 matures in 15 years.  The bond has a yield to maturity of 7 percent.  If an investor buys the...

Recycler Battery Corporation (RBC) issued zero coupon bonds 5 years ago at a price of $214.50 per bond. RBC’s zeros had a 20-year original maturity, with a $1,000 par value. The bonds were callable 10 years after the issue date at a price 7 percent over their accrued value on the call date. If the bonds sell for $239.39 in the market today, what annual rate of return should an investor who buys the bonds today expect to earn on them?

Recycler Battery Corporation (RBC) issued zero coupon bonds 5 years ago at a price of $214.50 per bond.  RBC’s zeros had a 20-year original maturity,...

U.S. Delay Corporation, a subsidiary of the Postal Service, must decide whether to issue zero coupon bonds or quarterly payment bonds to fund construction of new facilities. The $1,000 par value quarterly payment bonds would sell at $795.54, have a 10 percent annual coupon rate, and mature in 10 years. At what price would the zero coupon bonds with a maturity of 10 years have to sell to earn the same effective annual rate as the quarterly payment bonds?

U.S. Delay Corporation, a subsidiary of the Postal Service, must decide whether to issue zero coupon bonds or quarterly payment bonds to fund construction...

McGwire Company’s pension fund projected that a significant number of its employees would take advantage of an early retirement program the company plans to offer in five years. Anticipating the need to fund these pensions, the firm bought zero coupon U.S. Treasury Trust Certificates maturing in five years. When these instruments were originally issued, they were 12 percent coupon, 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds. The stripped Treasuries are currently priced to yield 10 percent. Their total maturity value is $6,000,000. What is their total cost (price) to McGwire today?

McGwire Company’s pension fund projected that a significant number of its employees would take advantage of an early retirement program the company...

Semiannual payment bonds with the same risk (Aaa) and maturity (20 years) as your company’s bonds have a nominal (not EAR) yield to maturity of 9 percent. Your company’s treasurer is thinking of issuing at par some $1,000 par value, 20-year, quarterly payment bonds. She has asked you to determine what quarterly interest payment, in dollars, the company would have to set in order to provide the same effective annual rate (EAR) as those on the 20-year, semiannual payment bonds. What would the quarterly, dollar interest payment be?

Semiannual payment bonds with the same risk (Aaa) and maturity (20 years) as your company’s bonds have a nominal (not EAR) yield to maturity of 9 percent....

Fish & Chips Inc. has two bond issues outstand¬ing, and both sell for $701.22. The first issue has an annual coupon rate of 8 percent and 20 years to maturity. The second has an identical yield to maturity as the first bond, but only 5 years remain until maturity. Both issues pay interest annually. What is the annual interest payment on the second issue?

Fish & Chips Inc. has two bond issues outstand¬ing, and both sell for $701.22.  The first issue has an annual coupon rate of 8 percent and...

GP&L sold $1,000,000 of 12 percent, 30-year, semiannual payment bonds 15 years ago. The bonds are not callable, but they do have a sinking fund that requires GP&L to redeem 5 percent of the original face value of the issue each year ($50,000), beginning in Year 11. To date, 25 percent of the issue has been retired. The company can either call bonds at par for sinking fund purposes or purchase bonds on the open market, spending sufficient money to redeem 5 percent of the original face value each year. If the nominal yield to maturity (15 years remaining) on the bonds is currently 14 percent, what is the least amount of money GP&L must put up to satisfy the sinking fund provision?

GP&L sold $1,000,000 of 12 percent, 30-year, semiannual payment bonds 15 years ago.  The bonds are not callable, but they do have a sinking...

Recently, Ohio Hospitals Inc. filed for bankruptcy. The firm was reorganized as American Hospitals Inc., and the court permitted a new indenture on an outstanding bond issue to be put into effect. The issue has 10 years to maturity and a coupon rate of 10 percent, paid annually. The new agreement allows the firm to pay no interest for 5 years. Then, interest payments will be resumed for the next 5 years. Finally, at maturity (Year 10), the principal plus the interest that was not paid during the first 5 years will be paid. However, no interest will be paid on the deferred interest. If the required annual return is 20 percent, what should the bonds sell for in the market today?

Recently, Ohio Hospitals Inc. filed for bankruptcy.  The firm was reorganized as American Hospitals Inc., and the court permitted a new indenture...

You are considering investing in a security that matures in 10 years with a par value of $1,000. During the first five years, the security has an 8 percent coupon with quarterly payments (that is, you receive $20 a quarter for the first 20 quarters). During the remaining five years the security has a 10 percent coupon with quarterly payments (that is, you receive $25 a quarter for the second 20 quarters). After 10 years (40 quarters) you receive the par value. Another 10-year bond has an 8 percent semiannual coupon (that is, the coupon payment is $40 every six months). This bond is selling at its par value, $1,000. This bond has the same risk as the security you are thinking of purchasing. Given this information, what should be the price of the security you are considering purchasing?

You are considering investing in a security that matures in 10 years with a par value of $1,000.  During the first five years, the security has...

Assume that McDonald’s and Burger King have similar $1,000 par value bond issues outstanding. The bonds are equally risky. The Burger King bond has an annual coupon rate of 8 percent and matures 20 years from today. The McDonald’s bond has a coupon rate of 8 percent, with interest paid semiannually, and it also matures in 20 years. If the nominal required rate of return, kd, is 12 percent, semiannual basis, for both bonds, what is the difference in current market prices of the two bonds?

Assume that McDonald’s and Burger King have similar $1,000 par value bond issues outstanding.  The bonds are equally risky.  The Burger King...

Cold Boxes Ltd. has 100 bonds outstanding (maturity value = $1,000). The nominal required rate of return on these bonds is currently 10 percent, and interest is paid semiannually. The bonds mature in 5 years, and their current market value is $768 per bond. What is the annual coupon interest rate?

Cold Boxes Ltd. has 100 bonds outstanding (maturity value = $1,000).  The nominal required rate of return on these bonds is currently 10 percent,...

Matteo Toys has bonds outstanding that have a 9 percent annual coupon and a face value of $1,000. The bonds will mature in 10 years, although they can be called before maturity at a call price of $1,050. The bonds have a yield to call of 6.5 percent and a yield to maturity of 7.4 percent. How long until these bonds may first be called?

Matteo Toys has bonds outstanding that have a 9 percent annual coupon and a face value of $1,000.  The bonds will mature in 10 years, although...

Meade Corporation bonds mature in 6 years and have a yield to maturity of 8.5 percent. The par value of the bonds is $1,000. The bonds have a 10 percent coupon rate and pay interest on a semiannual basis. What are the current yield and capital gains yield on the bonds for this year? (Assume that interest rates do not change over the course of the year.)

Meade Corporation bonds mature in 6 years and have a yield to maturity of 8.5 percent.  The par value of the bonds is $1,000.  The bonds have...

You have just been offered a $1,000 par value bond for $847.88. The coupon rate is 8 percent, payable annually, and annual interest rates on new issues of the same degree of risk are 10 percent. You want to know how many more interest payments you will receive, but the party selling the bond cannot remember. Can you determine how many interest payments remain?

You have just been offered a $1,000 par value bond for $847.88.  The coupon rate is 8 percent, payable annually, and annual interest rates on new...

McGriff Motors has bonds outstanding that will mature in 12 years. The bonds pay a 12 percent semiannual coupon and have a face value of $1,000 (that is, the bonds pay a $60 coupon every six months). The bonds currently have a yield to maturity of 10 percent. The bonds are callable in 8 years and have a call price of $1,050. What is the bonds’ yield to call?

McGriff Motors has bonds outstanding that will mature in 12 years.  The bonds pay a 12 percent semiannual coupon and have a face value of $1,000...