Question

Pierce wishes to purchase a municipal bond with a par value of $500 from Chattahoochee County, and he is trying to decide which broker he should employ to purchase the bond. Broker A charges a 3.1% commission on the market value of each bond sold. Broker B charges a flat $24 for each bond sold. If the bond has a market rate of 88.754, which broker will give Pierce the better deal, and by how much?

Answer 1

He should take the option one of sales commission of 3.1% on each bond. If he takes the 2nd option, he is required to pay 24$ per bond. But if he takes the ist option, he is required to pay 15.5$ per bond. 88.754 is the market rate. Total investment is of 500$. Multiply the commission rate with the amount and you get 15.5 $. There is a difference of 8.5 dollars between the two options.

Answer 2

the answer to this is d