Questions from Engineering


Q: A mortgage bond issued by Automation Engineering is for sale for $

A mortgage bond issued by Automation Engineering is for sale for $8200. The bond has a face value of $10,000 with a coupon rate of 8% per year, payable annually. What rate of return will be realized i...

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Q: An engineer planning for his child’s college education purchased a zero-

An engineer planning for his child’s college education purchased a zero-coupon corporate bond (i.e., a bond that has no dividend payments) for $9250. The bond has a face value of $50,000 and is due in...

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Q: Janice V. bought a 5% $1000 twenty-year

Janice V. bought a 5% $1000 twenty-year bond for $925. She received a semiannual dividend for 8 years, then sold it immediately after the 16th dividend for $800. What rate of return did she make (a) p...

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Q: Four years ago, Valero issued $5 million worth of debenture

Four years ago, Valero issued $5 million worth of debenture bonds having a bond interest rate of 10% per year, payable semiannually. Market interest rates dropped and the company called the bonds (i.e...

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Q: During recessionary periods, bonds that were issued many years ago have

During recessionary periods, bonds that were issued many years ago have a higher coupon rate than currently issued bonds. Therefore, they may sell at a premium, a price higher than their face value, b...

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Q: A $10,000 mortgage bond with a bond interest rate

A $10,000 mortgage bond with a bond interest rate of 8% per year, payable quarterly, was purchased for $9200. The bond was kept until it was due, a total of 7 years. What rate of return was made by th...

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Q: A savvy investor paid $6000 for a 20-year $

A savvy investor paid $6000 for a 20-year $10,000 mortgage bond that had a bond interest rate of 8% per year, payable quarterly. Three years after he purchased the bond, market interest rates went dow...

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Q: Ten years ago, DEWA, an electricity and water authority,

Ten years ago, DEWA, an electricity and water authority, issued $20 million worth of municipal bonds that carried a coupon rate of 6% per year, payable semiannually. The bonds had a maturity date of 2...

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Q: Konica Minolta plans to sell a copier that prints documents on both

Konica Minolta plans to sell a copier that prints documents on both sides simultaneously, cutting in half the time it takes to complete big commercial jobs. The faster copier is expected to increase p...

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Q: If the sum of the incremental cash flows is negative, what

If the sum of the incremental cash flows is negative, what is known about the rate of return on the incremental investment?

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