Use the Present Value and Future Value Tables Included in Appendix

question 41

Multiple Choice

Use the present value and future value tables included in Appendix 8 and on the textbook companion website.
-If the market rate of interest is 12 percent and a company is issuing long-term bonds paying 10 percent, at what percent would those liabilities have to be discounted, assuming semiannual compounding?

• A) 5 percent
• B) 6 percent
• C) 10 percent
• D) 12 percent

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