Moon software Inc. is planning to issue two types of 25-year. Non-callable bonds to raise a total

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Moon software Inc. is planning to issue two types of 25-year. Non-callable bonds to raise a total of $6 million, $3 million from each type of bond. First, 3,000 bonds with a 10% semiannual coupon will be sold at their $1,000 par value to raise $3,000,000. These are called "par" bonds. Second, Original Issue Discount (OID) bonds, also with a 25-year maturity and a $1,000 par value, will be sold, but these bonds will have a semiannual coupon of only 6.25%. The OID bonds must be offered at below par in order to provide investors with the same effective yield as the par bonds.
How many OID bonds must the firm issue to raise $3,000,000? Disregard flotation costs, and round your final answer up to a whole number of bonds.
Coupon
A coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity. Coupons are usually referred to in terms of the coupon rate (the sum of coupons paid in a...
Maturity
Maturity is the date on which the life of a transaction or financial instrument ends, after which it must either be renewed, or it will cease to exist. The term is commonly used for deposits, foreign exchange spot, and forward transactions, interest...
Par Value
Par value is the face value of a bond. Par value is important for a bond or fixed-income instrument because it determines its maturity value as well as the dollar value of coupon payments. The market price of a bond may be above or below par,...
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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0134727790

5th edition

Authors: Robert Kemp, Jeffrey Waybright

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