Ivanhoe Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction
Question:
Ivanhoe Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction of a new plant to meet the increasing demand for the company’s bikes. After a careful evaluation of the request, the board of directors has decided to raise funds for the new plant by issuing $3,478,400 of 11% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2017, due on March 1, 2032, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1, with the first interest payment on September 1st, 2017. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial instruments is 12%.
1) As the controller of the company, determine the selling price of the bonds. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 1.25124 and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 458,581.) What is the selling price of the bonds?
Financial and Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1285078571
12th edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac