Two Obligations of $835 Each, Due 90 Days Ago and 35

question 63

Essay

Two obligations of $835 each, due 90 days ago and 35 days ago respectively, are to be settled by two equal payments to be made today and 65 days from now respectively. If interest allowed is 8.75% and the agreed focal date is today, what is the size of the equal payments?

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Definitions:

Equity Finance

The method of raising capital through the sale of shares in a company, giving shareholders ownership interests.

Bonds

Fixed income investments where an investor loans money to an entity (corporate or governmental) that borrows the funds for a defined period at a fixed interest rate.

Loanable Funds

The money available for borrowing in the economy, which comes from savings and is used for investments and other purposes.

Supply Slopes

This term might be mistaken, but it likely refers to the representation of supply in economics, which traditionally slopes upward on a graph, indicating that as prices increase, suppliers are willing to provide more goods.