Fresh Water, Inc. sold an issue of 23-year $1,000 par value bonds to the public. The bonds have a 8.55 percent coupon rate and pay interest annually. The current market rate of interest on the Fresh Water, Inc. bonds is 11.50 percent. What is the current market price of the bonds?

On July 1, Somerset Inc. issued $200,000 of 10%, 10-year bonds when the market rate was 12%. The bonds paid interest semi-annually. Assuming the bonds sold at 58.55, what was the selling price of the bonds? Explain why the cash received from selling this bond is different from the $200,000 face value of the bond.

Evie Inc. issued 50 bonds with a $1,000 face value, a five-year life, and a stated annual coupon of 6% for $980 each. What is the total amount of interest expense over the life of the bonds?

On January 1, 2018, Wawatosa Inc. issued 5-year bonds with a face value of $200,000 and a stated interest rate of 12% payable semi-annually on July 1 and January 1. The bonds were sold to yield 10%. Assuming the bonds were sold at 107.732, what is the selling price of the bonds? Were they issued at a discount or a premium?

Gingko Inc. issued bonds with a face value of $100,000, a rate of 7%, and a 10-yearterm for $103,000. From this information, we know that the market rate of interest was ________. A. more than 7% B. less than 7% C. equal to 7% D. equal to 1.3%

Bright Sun, Inc. sold an issue of 30-year $1,000 par value bonds to the public. The bonds had a 7.61 percent coupon rate and paid interest annually. It is now 12 years later. The current market rate of interest on the Bright Sun bonds is 11.08 percent. What is the current market price (intrinsic value) of the bonds? Round the answer to two decimal places.

The Exley Company bonds are currently selling for $1,041.30. This is a 50-year bond issued 17 years ago, which pays semi-annual interest. Other bonds in the market similar to Exley Company's bond pay a market interest rate of 7.75%. What is the coupon rate?

Rove Enterprises has bonds on the market making annual payments, with 10 years to maturity, and selling for $935. At this price, the bonds yield 6%. a) What is the value of the yearly coupon payment on Rove Enterprises' bonds?  b) What must the coupon rate be on the bonds? c) Are the bonds of Rover Enterprises considered discount bonds or premium bonds and why?

McConnell Corporation has bonds on the market with 14 years to maturity, a YTM of 8.8 percent, a par value of $1,000, and a current price of $1,296.50. The bonds make semiannual payments. What must the coupon rate be on these bonds?

Sweet Sue Foods has bonds outstanding with a coupon rate of 5.41 percent paid semiannually and sell for $1,936.98. The bonds have a par value of $2,000 and 17 years to maturity. What is the current yield for these bonds?