Johnson & Johnson is one of the world's largest manufacturers of health care products. The company's 2009

Question:

Johnson & Johnson is one of the world's largest manufacturers of health care products. The company's 2009 included the following information in the long-term debt disclosure note:

The disclosure note stated that the debenture bonds were issued early in 2000 and have a value of $272.5 million. The value indicates the amount that Johnson & Johnson will pay bondholders in 2020. Each individual bond has a value (face amount) of $1,000. Zero-coupon bonds pay no cash interest during the term to The company is “accreting” (gradually increasing) the issue price to value using the bonds' effective interest rate computed on a semiannual basis.

Required:
1. Determine the effective interest rate on the bonds.
2. Determine the issue price in early 2000 of a single, $1,000 maturity-value bond.

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