If Someone Offered to Give You a $500,000 Noninterest-Bearing Note

question 46

Essay

If someone offered to give you a $500,000 noninterest-bearing note that was due 5 years from today (you will receive only one $500,000 payment three years from today)how much would you loan them if you wanted to earn an 6% annual interest rate that is compounded semiannually?

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