Answer:
$4,775,565.49
Explanation:
The computation of the selling price of the bond is shown below:
Particulars Amount PV factor 6% Present value
Semi-annual interest $216,209 19.60044 $4,237,791.53
Principal $3,088,700 0.174110131 $537,773.96
Total $4,775,565.49
Working notes
Semi-annual interest $216,209 = $3,088,700 × 14% × 6 ÷ 12
PV factor 3%:
Semi-annual interest 13.76483115 = {(1 - (1.06)^-30) ÷ 0.06
}
Principal 0.174110131 = {1 ÷ 1.03^30}
The correct answer is choice b.
Banks are profit-making institutions. Their purpose is to make a profit for their owners or stockholders. They need to charge more interest on the money that they loan out than what they pay on savings accounts so that there is a profit for them.
