A company establishes a sinking fund to discharge a debt of $750,000 due in 8 years by

Question:

A company establishes a sinking fund to discharge a debt of $750,000 due in 8 years by making equal semiannual deposits, the first due in 6 months. If the investment pays 12%, compounded semiannually, what is the size of the deposits?
(a) State whether the problem relates to an ordinary or an due, and then
(b) Solve the problem.
Annuity
An annuity is a series of equal payment made at equal intervals during a period of time. In other words annuity is a contract between insurer and insurance company in which insurer make a lump-sum payment or a series of payment and, in return,...