Consolidated Insurance Wants to Raise $35 Million in Order to Build

question 23

Multiple Choice

Consolidated Insurance wants to raise $35 million in order to build a new headquarters. The company will fund this by issuing 10-year bonds with a face value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 6.3%, paid semiannually. The above table shows the yield to maturity for similar 10-year corporate bonds of different ratings. Which of the following is closest to how many more bonds Consolidated Insurance would have to sell to raise this money if their bonds received an A rating rather than an AA rating?

• A) 937 bonds
• B) 1093 bonds
• C) 781 bonds
• D) 625 bonds

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