To pay off $50,000,000 worth of new construction bonds when they come due in 20 years, a water municipality must deposit money into a sinking fund. Payments to the fund will be made quarterly, starting three months from now. If the interest rate for the sinking fund is 8% compounded quarterly,how much will each deposit be?

To pay off $50,000,000 worth of new construction bonds when they come due in 20 years, a water municipality must deposit money into a sinking fund. Payments to the fund will be made quarterly, starting three months from now. If the interest rate for the sinking fund is 8% compounded quarterly,how much will each deposit be?

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

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ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

ChapterM: Time Value Of Money Module

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