The Virginia Corporation recently issued 10-year bonds at a price of $1,000.  These bonds pay $60 in interest each six months.  Their price has remained stable since they were issued. i.e. they still sell for $1,000.  Due to additional financing needs, the firm wishes to issue new bonds that would have a maturity of 10 years, a par value of $1,000 and pay $40 in interest every six months.  If both bonds have the same yield, how many new bonds must the company issue to raise $2,000,000 cash?

Park Corporation is planning to issue bonds with a face value of $2,800,000 and a coupon rate of 7 percent. The bonds mature in 10 years and pay interest semiannually every June 30 and December 31. All of the bonds were sold on January 1 of this year. Park uses the effective - interest amortization method and also uses a premium account. Assume an annual market rate of interest of 6.0 percent. (FV of $1, PV of S1, FVA of $1, and PVA of $1) Note: Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Required: 1. and 2. Prepare the journal entry to record the issuance of the bonds and the interest payment on June 30 of this year 3. What bonds payable amount will Park report on its June 30 balance sheet?

ReNew Corporation raises funds to build renewable energy systems by issuing 3-year bonds with a coupon rate of 6% and a face value of $1,300. Assume that the market interest rate for a 3-year bond issued by a firm like ReNew is currently the same as the coupon rate. The price of each of these bonds is Suppose that the market interest rate for bonds that are similar to the ReNew bond has increased to 8%. The price of the ReNew bond changes to

On April 1, 2014, Fredriksen Corp. sold a $700 million bond issue to finance the purchase of a new distribution facility. These bonds were issued in $1,000 denominations with a maturity date of April 1, 2034. The bonds have a coupon rate of 8.00% with interest paid semiannually. Required: a) Determine the value today April 1, 2024 of one of these bonds to an investor who requires a 12 percent return on these bonds. Why is the value today different from the par value? b) Assume that the bonds are selling for $925.00. Determine the current yield and the yield-to-maturity. Explain what these terms mean. c) Explain what layers or textures of risk play a role in the determination of the required rate of return on Fredriksen's bonds.