Problem 15-10 Bond Refunding

Charles River Associates is considering whether to call either of the two perpetual bond issues the company currently has outstanding. If the bond is called, it will be refunded, that is, a new bond issue will be made with a lower coupon rate. The proceeds from the new bond issue will be used to repurchase one of the existing bond issues. The information about the two currently outstanding bond issues is:

	Bond A				Bond B
Coupon rate		7	%			8	%
Value outstanding	$	133,000,000			$	140,000,000
Call premium		7.6	%			8.4	%
Transaction cost of refunding	$	12,300,000			$	17,000,000
Current YTM		6.25	%			7.1	%

The corporate tax rate is 40 percent.

What is the NPV of the refunding for each bond? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

	NPV
Bond A	$
Bond B	$

Which, if either, bond should the company refinance?

	Bond A
	Bond B
	Refund both bonds
	Neither bond