Questions from Business Mathematics


Q: Calculate: 1. The size of the periodic sinking fund

Calculate: 1. The size of the periodic sinking fund payment. 2. The balance in the sinking fund at the time indicated in the last column. (Round the sinking fund payment to the nearest dollar before c...

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Q: Construct the complete sinking fund schedule. Calculate the total interest earned

Construct the complete sinking fund schedule. Calculate the total interest earned by adding up the “interest earned” column and by calculating the difference between the final balance in the fund and...

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Q: For the sinking fund described in Problem 2, prepare a partial

For the sinking fund described in Problem 2, prepare a partial sinking fund schedule showing details of Payments 1, 2, 11, 12, 19, and 20. Round the sinking fund payments and periodic interest earning...

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Q: For the sinking fund described in Problem 5, prepare a partial

For the sinking fund described in Problem 5, prepare a partial sinking fund schedule showing details of Payments 1, 2, 39, 40, 59, and 60. Round the sinking fund payments and periodic interest earning...

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Q: For the bond sinking fund described in Problem 9, prepare a

For the bond sinking fund described in Problem 9, prepare a partial sinking fund schedule (including the book value of the debt) showing details of the first two and the last two payments. Round the s...

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Q: For the bond sinking fund described in Problem 10, prepare a

For the bond sinking fund described in Problem 10, prepare a partial sinking fund schedule (including the book value of the debt) showing details of the first two and the last two payments. Round the...

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Q: To provide for the automation of a production process in five years

To provide for the automation of a production process in five years, Dominion Chemicals is starting a sinking fund to accumulate $600,000 by the end of the five years. Round the sinking fund payments...

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Q: Repeat Problem 25, with the change that the sinking fund payments

Repeat Problem 25, with the change that the sinking fund payments are to be made at the end of every month. Data from Problem 25: To provide for the automation of a production process in five years,...

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Q: Thermo-Tech Systems recently sold a $20 million bond issue

Thermo-Tech Systems recently sold a $20 million bond issue with a 20-year maturity and a coupon rate of 7% compounded semiannually. The bond indenture contract requires Thermo-Tech to make equal payme...

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Q: The town of Mount Hope is financing a $4.5

The town of Mount Hope is financing a $4.5 million upgrade to its water system through the province’s Municipal Finance Authority. The MFA obtained financing via a bond issue with interest at 7.5% per...

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