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Buxbaum Corporation is preparing a bond offering with a coupon rate of 6 percent, paid semiannually, and a face value of $1,000. The bonds will mature in 10 years and will be sold at par. Given this, which one of the following statements is correct?

You find the following financial information about a company: net working capital = $816; fixed assets = $5,577; total assets = $8,286; and long-term debt = $4,359. What are the company’s total liabilities?

There is a zero coupon bond that sells for $4,692.75 and has a par value of $10,000. If the bond has 13 years to maturity, what is the yield to maturity? Assume semiannual compounding.

You just paid $480,000 for an annuity that will pay you and your heirs $15,000 a year forever. What rate of return are you earning on this policy?

A new sports coupe costs $41,750 and the finance office has quoted you an APR of 7.7 compounded monthly for 36 months. What is the EAR?

A company has net working capital of $1,726. If all its current assets were liquidated, the company would receive $5,663. What are the company’s current liabilities?

Your credit card company charges you 1.45 percent per month. What is the EAR on your credit card?

How much would you need to invest today as a lump sum at 10.5 percent compounded continuously, to have $200,000 in five years?

Taeyun is retired and his sole source of income is his bond portfolio. Although he has sufficient principal to live on, he only wants to spend the interest income and thus is concerned about the purchasing power of that income. Which one of the following bonds should best ease his concerns?

You have been investing $300 a month for the last 8 years. Today, your investment account is worth $43,262. What is your average rate of return on your investments?