A bank in Toronto issued bonds for $750,000 that were redeemable in eight years. It established a
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A bank in Toronto issued bonds for $750,000 that were redeemable in eight years. It established a sinking fund that was earning 4.50% compounded semi-annually to retire this debt on maturity and made equal deposits at the beginning of every six months into the fund.
a. Calculate the size of the periodic deposits.
b. Calculate the fund balance at the end of the 8th payment period.
c. Calculate the interest earned in the 9th payment period.
d. Calculate the amount by which the sinking fund increased in the 9th payment period.
Round to the nearest cent.
e. Construct a partial sinking fund schedule to illustrate details of the first two payments.
Payment Period | Payment | Interest Earned | Increase in the Fund | Fund Balance | Book Value |
0 | $0.00 | $750,000.00 | |||
1 | |||||
2 |
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Mathematical Applications for the Management Life and Social Sciences
ISBN: 978-1305108042
11th edition
Authors: Ronald J. Harshbarger, James J. Reynolds
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