Allure Company planned to raise $100,000 by issuing bonds. The bond certificates were printed bearing an interest rate of 8%, which was equal to the market rate of interest. However, before the bonds could be issued, economic conditions forced the market rate up to 9%. If the life of the bonds is 6 years and interest is paid annually on December 31, how much will Allure receive from the sale of the bonds

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Answer:

Sale of the Bond Price = $95,514

Explanation:

Data:

Coupon Rate = 8%

Face Value (F) = $100,000

Coupon (C) = 100,000 * 8% = $8,000

Market Rate (r) = 9%

No. of periods (n) = 6

Price = ?

Formula:

Bond Price = C * 1 - (1+r)^-n  +   F  

                                  r             (1+r)^n

Solution:

Bond Price = 8,000 * 1 - (1 + 0.09)^-6 +    100,000

                                           0.09                (1+0.09)^6  

Bond Price = $95,514

Answer:

The issue Price will be less than $ 100000 because the 9 % market rate of interest was more than the stated (coupon) rate.

Explanation:

Because  the interest rate of market rate is above  the coupon rate , so the buyers of the bond will be ready to pay less than the bond face value what this means is that,  a discount would be issue by the bond.

Since the coupon rate is 8 %  and the market interest rate is 9 % we conclude that  issue price will be less than face value that is $ 100000.

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