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Present Value of Bonds Payable; Premium
Mason Co. issued $260,000 of four-year, 13% bonds with interest payable semiannually, at a market (effective) interest rate of 11%.
Determine the present value of the bonds payable, using the
present value tables in Exhibit 4 and Exhibit 5. Round to
the nearest dollar.
$
If r is the interest rate prevailing in the market, c is the coupon rate on the bond, t is the time periods occurring over the term of the bond and F is the face value of the bond, the present value of interest payments is calculated using the following formula:
Present Value of Interest Payments = c × F × 1 ? (1 + r)-t/r
The present value of the face value (i.e. the maturity value) is calculated as follows:
Present Value of Face Value of a Bond = F/(1+r)t
Therefore, the price of a bond is given by the following formula:
Present Value of Interest Payments= c × F × [1 ? (1 + r)-t] / r + F/ (1 + r)t
Since the interest is paid semiannually the bond interest rate per period is 6.5% (= 13% ÷ 2), the market interest rate is 5.5% (= 11% ÷ 2) and number of time periods are 8 (= 2 × 4). Hence, the present value payable will be
Present value of bond = 6.5% × 260000 × [1-(1+5.5%)-8]/5.5% + 260000/(1+5.5%)8
= 16900 × [1-1/1.535]/5.5% + 260000/1.535
= 16900 × 6.34 + 169381
= 107146 + 169491
= 276637
Answer may vary a little due to calculation beyond 3 decimal places.
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