Question

Kaye Co. issued $7 million face amount of 5%, 10-year bonds on April 1, 2013. The bonds pay interest on an annual basis on March 31 each year. Required: a. Assume that market interest rates were slightly lower than 5% when the bonds were sold. Would the proceeds from the bond issue have been more than, less than, or equal to the face amount?

Answer 1

By extracting the information

Bond issued= 7 million

Maturity period= 10 years

Risk free or Interest rate = 5%

As the market interest value is lesser than 5% of the stated interest rate, thus the bond will be sold for more than its face amount. The lesser the discount rate or market interest rate, the greater the present value of the associated cash flow with the bond becomes. Buyer are ready to pay a premium for getting more interest than they may perhaps get in the marketplace intended for a bond of parallel risk and maturity.