Problem $7-5$

Solve the following problems regarding bank loans, bonds, and stocks. Assume an interest rate of $9$ percent.

a$.$ How much would you pay for a $10-$year bond with a par value of $$1,000$ and a $7\mathrm{.}5$ percent coupon rate? Assume interest is paid

annually.

b$.$ How much would you pay for a share of preferred stock paying a $$4\mathrm{.}9-$per$-$share annual dividend forever?

c$.$ A company is planning to set aside money to repay $$155$ million in bonds that will be coming due in ten years. How much money

would the company need to set aside at the end of each year for the next ten years to repay the bonds when they come due? How

would your answer change if the money were deposited at the beginning of each year?

Note: Round your answers to $2$ decimal places.