The face value of a bond is $3000.00. The firm offering the bond pays 1% of the sales price to the selling agency and will pay $300.00 to the buyer every year. The bond matures in ten years and the firm pays $3000.00 to the buyer at the end of the tenth year. What is the effective rate of return on this bond to the firm offering it?

The face value of a bond is $3000.00. The firm offering the bond pays 1% of the sales price to the selling agency and will pay $300.00 to the buyer every year. The bond matures in ten years and the firm pays $3000.00 to the buyer at the end of the tenth year. What is the effective rate of return on this bond to the firm offering it?

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337514835

Author:MOYER

Publisher:MOYER

Chapter6: Fixed-income Securities: Characteristics And Valuation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4P

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