Use the Present Value and Future Value Tables Included in Appendix

question 102

Multiple Choice

Use the present value and future value tables included in Appendix 8 and on the textbook companion website.
-LaFluer Corporation issued $400,000 of 15-year bonds on January 1. The bonds pay interest on January 1 and July 1 with a stated rate of 8 percent. If the market rate of interest at the time the bonds are sold is 6 percent, what will be the issuance price (approximate) of the bonds?

• A) $478,406
• B) $399,992
• C) $400,005
• D) $632,205

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